Local news · updated 9 November 2026
Eastern Province news
Latest news from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka: 5 stories in the last two weeks, on a map. Updated every 5 minutes.
Biggest story
Three Arrested Over Trincomalee Three-Wheeler Shooting Incidentlankanewspapers.com · Eastern Province
Latest from Eastern Province
- Kalmunai High Court Quashes Eastern Provincial Council's Appointment of Animal Production and Health Directorlankanewspapers.com · Eastern Province ·
- Three Arrested Over Trincomalee Three-Wheeler Shooting Incidentlankanewspapers.com · Eastern Province ·
- Democracy: Bridge to power or commitment to values?dailymirror.lk · Eastern Province ·
- Sri Lanka's Tamil farmers fight to reclaim land after civil wartaipeitimes.com · Eastern Province ·
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