Local
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The renewal of firearm license of individuals/ institutions for the year 2024 will be carried out from 01 October 2023 to 31 December 2023. Required details can be downloaded from the Defence Ministry’s website www.defence.lk.
WORLD
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq’s Nineveh province that left civil defence searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday.
SPORT
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of sexual intercourse without consent following an accusation of “stealthing” involving a Tinder date in Sydney.
ADVERTORIAL
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management,www.cipmlk.org (CIPM) and the Swiss Hotel Management Academy (SHMA) have marked a momentous occasion with the unveiling of a collaborative initiative – the ‘Human Resource and Hospitality Management Diploma.’ The official launch event, held at the CIPM premises, was graced by eminent figures from both institutions, symbolising the significance of this strategic partnership.
