Army Commander files case under Online Safety Act
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Sri Lanka beat Scotland to win the ICC Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers tournament

Cricketer TM Dilshan's father passed away newswire.lk/6f7p

Sri Lanka Parliament has not been informed about the VFS agreement or charges. 'It's a cabinet decision, no parliament approval needed,' says Minister Tiran Alles

20 year agreement: Sri Lanka Cabinet nod to purchase wind power at $0.08 from Adani Group
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Visa mess : 7 questions from Opposition Leader 'What were the factors that led to choosing VFS at 25.77 USD over 1 USD per arrival that SLT Mobitel offered?' newswire.lk/r8wk

The solution is offered through a user-pay model, at no cost to the Govt. All investments related to technology, infrastructure & staff are borne by the company. The total service fee approved by the Cabinet is US$ 18.50 across all visa categories. Payment processing charges &…

Minister Tiran defends VFS deal, explains why it's important “We have looked at the charges of other countries and introduced this amount which is lower than charges by other countries,” newswire.lk/gy37

'This is how justice happens in this country, very sad. I just spoke out on why an important system such as the visa system is being outsourced to foreign companies, who will earn a profit.” Individual who spoke out about the Visa issue gives statement to Police

Sri Lanka team will leave for US on 14th May

Action will be taken against the individual who protested against the new Visa system and the officers who filmed the incident - Minister Tiran Alles

Even if Sri Lanka grants ‘free’ visas for tourists, it will cost over 2️⃣5️⃣💲 dollars to get them under the new VFS admin fees

Notice to general public on recent financial scams 'Once the fraudsters take control of the mobile device, they have easy access to bank/payment apps' newswire.lk/3wv8

Sri Lanka qualify for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 🇱🇰🏏

Speedster Matheesha Pathirana on his short visit to Sri Lanka to secure his US World Cup visa, took a pit stop in Asgiriya stadium, Kandy to reunite with his old coach at Trinity, Naveen Ekanayake. Spent a few quality hours honing his bowling skills before jetting back to India to join…

Sri Lanka beat Kazakhstan to win the Asia Rugby Division 1 Final : 45-07 🇱🇰🏈

Journalist Kalani Kumarasinghe assumes duties as Editor of Newswire newswire.lk/no9b

'Only a more expensive six-month multiple-entry visa is currently available at a total cost of US$ 100.77 due to additional service and convenience fees'

“I can’t really tell you what we used to call Aravinda while he was hitting fours and sixes against me, but you can guess. I just used to say “Ben Stokes”. It’s a Urudu kind of bad word” - Wasim Akram recalls the PAK vs SL rivalry in the 90’s

⚠️ Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘Extreme Caution level’ in several areas in Sri Lanka