Sri Lanka squad for Zimbabwe ODI series announced

21 Aug 2025

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named the following squad for the ODI series against Zimbabwe.

Corporal punishment harms children’s health: WHO

21 Aug 2025

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A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development.

CAA warns traders of fraudulent phone calls demanding money

21 Aug 2025

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The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a warning to traders and manufacturers regarding fraudulent phone calls made by individuals falsely posing as CAA officials to demand money.

Minister says half-dressed postal worker was former PC chairman

21 Aug 2025

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Minister Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament today (21) that the half-dressed postal employee who addressed the media yesterday regarding the ongoing strike is a former Chairman of the Lunugamvehera Provincial Council.

CID complaint over false assassination claim against Namal

21 Aug 2025

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A complaint has been lodged with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) regarding a false social media report alleging that MP Namal Rajapaksa was involved in planning an assassination.

State institutions to undergo clean-up

21 Aug 2025

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The government has announced the launch of a special programme, the ’Seiri Week’ aimed at clearing out unnecessary items accumulated in state institutions.

’Asidisi’ scholarship award ceremony for journalists to be launched tomorrow

21 Aug 2025

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The scholarship award ceremony for journalists under the “Asidisi” Journalism Scholarship Programme will be launched tomorrow, marking the beginning of an annual initiative by the Media Division of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.

Arrest warrant issued against Diana Gamage

21 Aug 2025

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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (21) issued a warrant for the arrest of former State Minister Diana Gamage over charges filed under the Immigration and Emigration Act.

US targets steel, copper, lithium imports under Uyghur forced labor law

21 Aug 2025

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The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was targeting more imports of Chinese goods, including steel, copper and lithium, for high-priority enforcement over alleged human-rights abuses involving the Uyghurs.

Probe committee seeks complaints on SriLankan, airport fraud

21 Aug 2025

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The Presidential Special Investigation Committee appointed to investigate into past frauds, corruption and malpractices at Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited and SriLankan Airlines has called for public submissions.

Berlin urges Pakistan to take back over 200 Afghans

21 Aug 2025

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German foreign ministry spokesman Josef Hinterseher has said more than 200 Afg­hans waiting to be offered sanctuary in Germany had been deported by Pakis­t­­an to their Taliban-run home country in re­cent days and the German government was urging Isla­m­­abad to allow them back.

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Catholic leaders hold discussions with President

21 Aug 2025

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, and members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCSL) at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning (20).

NATTER & NOSH Fusion Cuisine

21 Aug 2025

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The siblings behind The Chinwag bring together their latest venture - Natter & Nosh, a fusion cuisine restaurant set right along Gregory’s Road in Colombo 7. The name itself is a playful nod to British slang and captures exactly what

Glow Beyond Borders

21 Aug 2025

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In a dazzling celebration of beauty, confidence, and wellness, GLOW by Mega Lifesciences reaffirmed its long-standing legacy as the official skincare nutrition partner of the Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2025 pageant. This year, the

Thai Seafood Lunch at The Kingsbury’s Ocean

21 Aug 2025

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The Kingsbury, Colombo, invites guests to embark on a culinary journey to Thailand with its exclusive Thai Seafood Lunch at Ocean Seafood Restaurant, one of Colombo’s premier seafood destinations.

Frank Caprio, ’America’s nicest judge’, dies at 88

21 Aug 2025

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Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ” Caught in Providence,” has died. He was 88.

55th Birthday Celebrations Good Shepherd Convent Batch of ’89

21 Aug 2025

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Good Shepherd Convent Kotahena, batch of ’89 celebrated their 55th Birthday in grand fashion with dinner and dancing at the Granbell Hotel Colombo.

Summer Market

21 Aug 2025

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In support of the Women’s Development Centre in Kandy, The Annie Prana Foundation recently organised a pop-up market at Dolce Italia.

Homosexual behaviour observed among wild elephants

20 Aug 2025

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Wildlife officers in Sri Lanka say that homosexual behaviour is observed among wild elephants, with male elephants frequently engaging in same-sex bonding and mounting.

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Easter attacks mastermind known but untouchable: Sirisena claims

20 Aug 2025

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Former President Maithripala Sirisena today claimed that the mastermind behind the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings is well known to intelligence services, the military, and governments, but remains beyond Sri Lanka’s reach.