Eight injured in school attack in Ostroleka, Poland
A 19-year-old student attacked students, teachers and passersby at a vocational school in Ostroleka, Poland, on 7 October, prosecutors and police said.
ASPI falls 0.64 percent to 20,517.55 on heavy selling
The Colombo Stock Exchange's main index closed lower on 7 October, with decliners outnumbering gainers by 158 to 52 and foreign investors…
1,540 Grama Niladhari officers get appointment letters
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will hand appointment letters at Temple Trees to 1,540 new Grade III Grama Niladhari officers on Thursday.
Pakistan says 18 militants killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
Pakistani security forces killed 18 militants in separate operations in North Waziristan and Mastung district, state media reported on Wednesday.
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Education Council Bill to be drafted within a year, PM says
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament a Bill to set up an Education Council to regulate and license teachers should be drafted…
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CBSL releases Systemic Risk Survey findings for second half of 2026
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released key findings of its Systemic Risk Survey on market participants' confidence in the financial…
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More SportsHarsha de Silva welcomes proposed Sri Lanka Cricket constitution
Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Harsha de Silva welcomed the proposed new Sri Lanka Cricket constitution drafted by Eran Wickramaratne and his team.
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Japan raids major brewers over alleged beer price-fixing
Japan's Fair Trade Commission searched the premises of Asahi and Kirin over suspected price-fixing, and shares of three brewers fell on Wednesday.