7+ min ago   (79+ words) CID Director Shani Abeysekara promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police Pujith, Hemasiri removed from Easter attack civil lawsuit Police told to stop playing hide and seek when checking for traffic offences From Ethiopia to the World: What Ethiopian Airline’s…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (79+ words) CID Director Shani Abeysekara promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police Pujith, Hemasiri removed from Easter attack civil lawsuit Police told to stop playing hide and seek when checking for traffic offences From Ethiopia to the World: What Ethiopian Airline’s…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (222+ words) Colombo, Aug. 16 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka has expressed deep sorrow over the the loss of lives, injuries and devastation caused by the earthquake and aftershocks that struck Flores Island, Indonesia. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Sri Lanka stands in solidarity…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (226+ words) Colombo, August 16 (Daily Mirror) - Search operations are continuing following the distress incident involving a Sri Lanka Navy Fast Attack Craft off Angulana on August 15, with efforts also underway to salvage the distressed vessel. The Navy said 11 naval personnel were rescued…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (125+ words) A man who was shot and injured on Huludagoda Road in Mount Lavinia has died of his injuries, Police said. The victim was admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital following the shooting but later succumbed to his injuries. Police said…...

18+ hour, 25+ min ago   (231+ words) Colombo, August 15 (Daily Mirror) - The Department of Meteorology has confirmed that there is currently no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 168 kilometres…...

19+ hour, 10+ min ago   (156+ words) Colombo, August 15 (Daily Mirror) - A search and rescue operation has been launched after a Sri Lanka Navy fast attack craft encountered distress in the seas off Angulana while on a routine patrol. It was reported that a group of naval…...

19+ hour, 13+ min ago   (537+ words) Global Times: China reported 522,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in July, including 487 severe cases and one related death with cases showing a fluctuating upward trend, China's national disease control authority said. The current uptick in infections represents another regular cyclical wave,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (258+ words) Colombo, August 15 (Daily Mirror) - A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday killed at least 38 people, a disaster management official said, revising an earlier toll. Two people were known to be trapped alive under rubble in the neighbouring Manggarai…...

23+ hour, 24+ min ago   (282+ words) Colombo, August 15 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka has the most favourable view of India, with 79% of adults expressing a positive opinion, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. The survey, conducted across 36 countries between February and May 2026, found…...