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PORT BLAST DEATH TOLL RISES TO 25 https://www.hirunews.lk/english/403989/292-election-related-complaints-recorded Hiru News en 2025-04-27 292 ELECTION-RELATED COMPLAINTS RECORDED https://www.hirunews.lk/english/403994/funeral-arrangements-announced-for-veteran-singer-saman-de-silva Hiru News en 2025-04-27 FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR VETERAN SINGER SAMAN DE SILVA https://www.hirunews.lk/english/403996/husband-and-son-in-law-arrested-for-brutal-murder-of-woman Hiru News en 2025-04-27 HUSBAND AND SON-IN-LAW ARRESTED FOR BRUTAL MURDER OF WOMAN https://www.hirunews.lk/english/403999/lorry-transporting-used-tyres-overturns-in-anamaduwa-after-tyre-detaches Hiru News en 2025-04-27 LORRY TRANSPORTING USED TYRES OVERTURNS IN ANAMADUWA AFTER TYRE DETACHES https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404000/india-beat-sri-lanka-in-tri-series-opener Hiru News en 2025-04-27 INDIA BEAT SRI LANKA IN TRI-SERIES OPENER https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404005/over-20-schools-in-kandy-to-reopen-tomorrow Hiru 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ELECTIONS 2025 https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404725/moscow-airports-reopen-after-drone-attack Hiru News en 2025-05-06 MOSCOW AIRPORTS REOPEN AFTER DRONE ATTACK https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404728/world-bank-group-president-to-visit-sri-lanka Hiru News en 2025-05-06 WORLD BANK GROUP PRESIDENT TO VISIT SRI LANKA https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404731/cid-probes-false-social-media-claims-against-president-dissanayake Hiru News en 2025-05-06 CID PROBES FALSE SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMS AGAINST PRESIDENT DISSANAYAKE https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404732/colombo-stocks-end-in-green Hiru News en 2025-05-06 COLOMBO STOCKS END IN GREEN https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404733/thief-perishes-during-theft Hiru News en 2025-05-07 THIEF PERISHES DURING THEFT https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404736/voting-turnout-in-the-2025-mini-polls-falls-well-short-of-2018-figures Hiru News en 2025-05-06 VOTING TURNOUT IN THE 2025 MINI POLLS FALLS WELL SHORT OF 2018 FIGURES https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404738/2025-lg-polls-results Hiru News en 2025-05-06 2025 LG POLLS: Results https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404740/israeli-forces-destroy-sanaa-in-yemen Hiru News en 2025-05-06 ISRAELI FORCES DESTROY SANAA IN YEMEN https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404749/india-launches-operation-sindoor-8-including-children-killed Hiru News en 2025-05-07 INDIA LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, 8 INCLUDING CHILDREN KILLED https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404755/pakistan-closes-airspace-india-suspends-flights-following-missile-strikes Hiru News en 2025-05-07 PAKISTAN CLOSES AIRSPACE, INDIA SUSPENDS FLIGHTS FOLLOWING MISSILE STRIKES https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404759/025-lg-polls-npp-claims-victory-yet-faces-challenges-in-key-areas Hiru News en 2025-05-07 025 LG POLLS: NPP CLAIMS VICTORY, YET FACES CHALLENGES IN KEY AREAS https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404761/ciaboc-takes-former-minister-keheliya-into-custody Hiru News en 2025-05-07 CIABOC TAKES FORMER MINISTER KEHELIYA INTO CUSTODY https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404762/prasanna-ranaweera-remanded Hiru News en 2025-05-07 PRASANNA RANAWEERA REMANDED https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404767/seven-jpura-university-students-granted-bail-after-brutal-assault-on-peer Hiru News en 2025-05-07 SEVEN J’PURA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GRANTED BAIL AFTER BRUTAL ASSAULT ON PEER https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404769/sri-lankas-buddhist-leaders-urge-uk-govt-to-halt-auction-of-sacred-artefacts-linked-to-buddha Hiru News en 2025-05-07 SRI LANKA’S BUDDHIST LEADERS URGE UK GOVT. TO HALT AUCTION OF SACRED ARTEFACTS LINKED TO BUDDHA https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404772/unp-signals-willingness-to-support-sjb-mayoral-candidate Hiru News en 2025-05-08 UNP SIGNALS WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT SJB MAYORAL CANDIDATE https://www.hirunews.lk/english/sports/404776/rohit-sharma-announces-retirement-from-test-cricket Hiru News en 2025-05-07 ROHIT SHARMA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404778/world-bank-launches-usd-1bn-initiative-to-boost-job-creation-and-pvt-sector-growth Hiru News en 2025-05-07 WORLD BANK LAUNCHES USD 1BN INITIATIVE TO BOOST JOB CREATION AND PVT SECTOR GROWTH https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404779/npp-ready-to-join-forces-with-independent-groups Hiru News en 2025-05-07 NPP READY TO JOIN FORCES WITH INDEPENDENT GROUPS https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404783/suspect-arrested-after-attempted-kidnapping-of-colombo-schoolgirl Hiru News en 2025-05-08 SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING OF COLOMBO SCHOOLGIRL https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404784/no-pope-yet-black-smoke-billows-out-of-sistine-chapel Hiru News en 2025-05-08 NO POPE YET; BLACK SMOKE BILLOWS OUT OF SISTINE CHAPEL https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404785/showers-likely-in-the-afternoon Hiru News en 2025-05-08 SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404788/three-more-arrested-in-meetiyagoda-double-murder-case Hiru News en 2025-05-08 THREE MORE ARRESTED IN MEETIYAGODA DOUBLE MURDER CASE https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404790/more-sri-lankan-cyber-slaves-repatriated-from-myanmar Hiru News en 2025-05-08 MORE SRI LANKAN CYBER-SLAVES REPATRIATED FROM MYANMAR https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404791/foreign-currency-reserves-drop-in-april-2025 Hiru News en 2025-05-08 FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES DROP IN APRIL 2025 https://www.hirunews.lk/english/404793/12-hospitalised-following-collision Hiru News en 2025-05-08 12 HOSPITALISED FOLLOWING COLLISION 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