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Single Report•NewsFirst•Sep 18, 2026, 5:49 PM

Namal Requests Bail for Temple Ceremony; CIABOC Objects

Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court further remanded Namal Rajapaksa until September 29 and said its order on his bail application would be delivered the same day. His lawyer requested bail for Rajapaksa to attend a temple pinnacle installation ceremony and a proposed visit to India, but the Bribery Commission objected, arguing no exceptional circumstances existed under the Anti-Corruption Act.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 5:31 PM

Met Department warns of rough seas for multi‑day boats

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for strong winds and rough seas for multi‑day boats in the BayContinue Reading

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 5:24 PM

India extends financial assistance for Nagapattinam–Kankesanthurai ferry service

The Government of India has extended financial assistance for the passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai for another year,Continue Reading

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Single Report•NewsFirst•Sep 18, 2026, 5:24 PM

16 Killed in Suspected Suicide Bombing Near Police Compound in NW Pakistan

A suspected suicide bombing in Kohat, northwestern Pakistan, killed at least 16 people, including five police officers and 11 civilians, when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a mosque near a police compound during Friday prayers. A shootout followed and one assailant was killed, with rescue operations underway.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 5:21 PM

Seat belt law on expressways enforced from midnight

The Ministry of Transport and Highways has announced that wearing seat belts will become compulsory for all passengers traveling inContinue Reading

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Single Report•Daily Mirror•Sep 18, 2026, 5:00 PM

India extends viability gap financing for Nagapattinam –Kankesanthurai ferry service for third year

The Indian government extended the financial assistance for the passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai for another year, the High Commission said.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 4:58 PM

The World’s Favorite Multi-Surface Cleaning Brand CIF Is Finally Here in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka; The wait is over. CIF, the world-renowned multi-surface cleaning brand, has officially arrived in Sri Lanka, bringingContinue Reading

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Single Report•Daily Mirror•Sep 18, 2026, 4:39 PM

Seat belts mandatory for all passengers on expressways from midnight

Wearing seat belts will be compulsory for all passengers travelling in vehicles on Sri Lanka’s expressways, effective from midnight today, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake has said.

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Single Report•Daily Mirror•Sep 18, 2026, 4:33 PM

At least 16 killed in suicide attack on police facility in northwest Pakistan

At least 16 people, including five police personnel, have been killed in northwest Pakistan after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a police facility as people were praying inside a mosque, police say.

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Single Report•Lankadeepa•Sep 18, 2026, 4:28 PM

විසි දෙක ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ මතය එන සඳුදා කතානායකට

විසි දෙවැනි ආණ්ඩු ක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ මතය ලබන 21 වැනිදා කතානායක වෛද්‍ය ජගත් වික්‍රමරත්න මහතාට බාරදීමට නියමිතව ඇතැයි පාර්ලිමේන්තු ආරංචි මාර්ග සඳහන් කළේය.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 4:05 PM

Sri Lanka Navy rescues harbour pilot fallen overboard at Colombo Port

The Sri Lanka Navy rescued a harbour pilot who fell overboard while attempting to board a merchant vessel near theContinue Reading

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 3:59 PM

David Myers assumes role as Deputy Chief of Mission at US Embassy Sri Lanka

The US Embassy in Sri Lanka announced that David Myers has assumed duties as the new Deputy Chief of MissionContinue Reading

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Single Report•Lankadeepa•Sep 18, 2026, 3:56 PM

ලෝකෙට තාක්ෂණික දැනුම දෙන ජාතියක් හදනවා

ලෝකයෙන් තාක්ෂණික මෙවලම් ගෙනැවිත් පරිභෝජනය කරන රටක් වෙනුවට, ලෝකයටම නව තාක්ෂණික විසඳුම් ලබාදෙන නවෝත්පාදක ජාතියක් බවට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව පත්කිරීම රජයේ ප්‍රධාන ඉලක්කය බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 3:54 PM

SriLankan Aviation College marks airline’s 47th anniversary with Special Skyline Stories Edition

SriLankan Aviation College celebrated the 47th anniversary of SriLankan Airlines with a special edition of its aviation talk series, TheContinue Reading

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Single Report•Daily Mirror•Sep 18, 2026, 3:51 PM

Sri Lankan faces death sentence in Saudi Arabia: Foreign Ministry closely monitors situation

The Sri Lankan Government is closely following the case of Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who is currently undergoing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia over alleged defamatory remarks against Islam.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 3:46 PM

Former President Ranil says J. R. Jayewardene’s 17‑year revolution transformed SL

Former President and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the 17‑year revolution launched by Sri Lanka’s firstContinue Reading

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Single Report•Daily Mirror•Sep 18, 2026, 3:39 PM

Opposition parties plan protest against 22A

Several opposition political parties and civil society organisations are planning to stage a mass protest next week against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 3:32 PM

Indian Govt Invitation, Buddhist Ceremony Cited in Namal’s Bail Application

An invitation from the Indian government and a scheduled Buddhist religious ceremony were among the grounds presented by lawyers representingContinue Reading

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Single Report•NewsFirst•Sep 18, 2026, 3:31 PM

Dengue Cases Near 100,000 This Year

Sri Lanka has reported 98,427 dengue cases so far this year, including 2,758 cases in the first 17 days of the current month, and 74 dengue-related deaths. Acting National Dengue Control Unit Director Dr. Kapila Kannangara said mosquito control programs are ongoing in 62 Medical Officer of Health divisions where dengue larvae are prevalent.

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Single Report•Newswire•Sep 18, 2026, 3:30 PM

Sri Lanka, World Bank discuss digital transformation and public sector modernisation

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Digital Economy on Thursday (17) hosted a high‑level discussion with the World Bank Group on advancingContinue Reading

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