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Mahesh to officiate at World Masters Hockey WC
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (109+ words) The Morning Mahesh to officiate at World Masters Hockey WC International hockey umpire Mahesh Abeywickrama will be officiating at the ongoing fourth World Masters Hockey World Cup in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He was also appointed in 2022 to officiate at the…...
Special discussion held to strengthen Sri Lanka’s sports tourism sector
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (85+ words) The Morning 08 Aug 2026 | BY Staff Writer A special discussion was held to strengthen Sri Lanka’s sports tourism sector and develop the country as a destination for international sporting events. The discussion focused on attracting state and private sector sponsorships and…...
Cabinet decisions: Migration action plan approved
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (593+ words) The Morning Cabinet decisions: Migration action plan approved The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the National Implementation Plan for 2026 - 2028 under the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The Compact is the first United Nations framework negotiated among Member…...
Showers above 50mm forecast for Western and Sabaragamuwa today
1+ week, 3+ day ago (84+ words) themorning.lk 30 Jul 2026 | BY Staff Writer The Department of Meteorology says showers will continue today in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North Western provinces, and the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Rainfall exceeding 50mm is expected in parts of the…...
Showers forecast for Western, Sabaragamuwa and several districts today
1+ week, 4+ day ago (80+ words) The Morning 29 Jul 2026 | BY Staff Writer The Department of Meteorology says showers will occur at times today in the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers are also expected in…...
S&P affirms SL’s ‘CCC+/C’ sovereign ratings
1+ week, 4+ day ago (381+ words) S&P Global Ratings affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Sri Lanka at ‘CCC+/C’. The outlook on the long-term foreign and local currency ratings is stable. We have revised the transfer and…...
600 Negombo inmates to Bogambara
1+ week, 5+ day ago (188+ words) 28 Jul 2026 | BY Buddhika Samaraweera Nearly 600 inmates still being held at the Negombo Prison are set to be moved to the Bogambara Prison as authorities prepare to begin repairs and reconstruction of the heavily damaged facility, Prisons Commissioner and Spokesperson A.C. Gajanayake…...
Audit flags: Inventory gaps at President's Office
1+ week, 6+ day ago (301+ words) 27 Jul 2026 | BY Buddhika Samaraweera An audit of the Presidential Secretariat has identified 357 excess items belonging to 130 categories and 1,446 missing items belonging to 176 categories, according to the Auditor General's report for 2025. The audit also found that only three meetings were held…...
Online gambling boom: Sri Lankans exposed to debt and addiction
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (1144+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Kenolee Perera In the rapidly evolving landscape of Sri Lanka’s digital economy, an unchecked surge in online gambling and cyber-enabled scams is quietly brewing into a major socio-economic crisis. Driven by widespread smartphone adoption, aggressive sports-betting marketing, and…...
Prison congestion: Gaps in forensics compound crisis
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (1300+ words) 26 Jul 2026 | By Maheesha Mudugamuwa Sri Lanka’s chronic prison overcrowding has long been blamed on delays in Police investigations and prolonged court proceedings. Yet another critical bottleneck in the criminal justice system continues to receive far less public attention: the mounting…...