The Sri Lankan Report

Palestinian health officials called on Wednesday for a humanitarian corridor to three hospitals in northern Gaza that have come close to collapse as Israeli troops have cut off the area during almost two weeks of heavy fighting against Hamas. MORE..

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need to rebuild Sri Lanka s education system in alignment with global demands to achieve the country s educational goals. MORE..

Sri Lanka Police is seeking public assistance to identify two deceased individuals related to two separate incidents in Homagama and Kegalle areas. MORE..

Sri Lanka s premier news provider Ada Derana has surpassed three million subscribers on its official YouTube channel, becoming the first and the only Sri Lankan news channel to reach the significant milestone. MORE..

A person in a three-wheeler has been shot dead in the Madampitiya area of Grandpass, Colombo the police said. MORE..

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkey s Malatya province on Wednesday, the country s disaster and emergency management authority (AFAD) said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. MORE..

The new Attorney General of Seychelles, Vincent Perera, was sworn in on Wednesday at State House. MORE..

At least 94 people were killed in northern Nigeria when a crashed tanker exploded near locals who had gathered to retrieve fuel, police told CNN. MORE..

A 49-year-old woman found lying on the road in the Mugunuwatawana area on the Chilaw-Kurunegala main road this morning (16) has been pronounced dead after being admitted to the hospital. MORE..

The Court of Appeal has issued an interim order against the Gampola Divisional Secretary preventing her from interfering with the activities of the first cable car project in Sri Lanka, being built in the Ambuluawa area. MORE..

The Department of Pensions is set to distribute the monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners starting today (16), the President s Media Division (PMD) announced. MORE..

An Iranian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning (16) for attempting to enter Sri Lanka using a stolen Italian passport. MORE..

The officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have arrested a deputy commissioner of the Eastern Provincial Department of Revenue for accepting a bribe of Rs. 200,000. MORE..

The Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction preventing the execution of an arrest warrant issued against the Chairman of the Selection Committee at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), former Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga. MORE..

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has rejected an appeal for bail made by the Director of W.M. Mendis Distilleries Arjun Aloysius and two others, who were sentenced to prison on Monday (14) over VAT evasion. MORE..

The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. MORE..

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire after buying a multi-million-dollar cliff-top home amid a national housing crisis. MORE..

A group of foreign nationals, who were staying under suspicious circumstances at a hotel in the Chilaw area, has been arrested over suspicions of being involved in online financial scams. MORE..

Sri Lanka s new government has abandoned plans to sell the debt-ridden national airline SriLankan Airlines, but will restructure it for a more profitable future. MORE..