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Civil society activist slams proposed amendments to rape law reducing age of consent to 14

COLOMBO, March 26 -- We the undersigned individuals from civil society, including women's rights activists, scholars and professionals, who have worked extensively on violence against women and girls ... Read More


NLU Meg schedules admission tests in Colombo for aspiring Sri Lankan students

COLOMBO, March 14 -- National Law University Meghalaya (NLU Meg) has invited aspiring Sri Lankan students for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and PhD programs for the academic year 2024, marking a signif... Read More


21.9% reduction in electricity tariff effective midnight Monday

COLOMBO, March 5 -- The Public Utility Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced it had approved the reduction in electricity tariff by 21.9% with effect from midnight Monday (4). In an across-the-bo... Read More


Mobile Interactive Exhibition on Women's Empowerment initiatives opens in Kurunegala

KURUNEGALA, March 2 -- Acting High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka, Lalita Kapur and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Azusa Kubota attended... Read More


Capacity building program for Sri Lankan civil servants commences in India

COLOMBO, Feb. 27 -- Forty senior civil servants from Sri Lanka are participating in a two-week-long capacity-building program that got underway in Mussoorie, India on Tuesday (27). Organized by the N... Read More


India begins construction of 1,300 houses for plantation workers

COLOMBO, Feb. 20 -- The fourth stage of the Indian Housing Project, 'Bharat-Lanka' which will see the construction of 1,300 houses for plantation sector workers in 45 estates across 10 districts was l... Read More


Iranian Foreign Minister in Sri Lanka on Monday

COLOMBO, Feb. 18 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian will arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday (19), on a three-day official visit on an invitation ex... Read More


UPI services launched in Sri Lanka, Mauritius on Monday

COLOMBO, Feb. 11 -- Prime Ministers of India and Mauritius, Narendra Modi and Pravind Jugnauth, along with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interfac... Read More


Harsha de Silva re-appointed as Chair to Committee on Public Finance

COLOMBO, Feb. 9 -- Member of Parliament (Dr) Harsha de Silva has been re-appointed as the Chair to the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), Parliament's Department of Communication announced on Friday ... Read More


Indian submarine INS Karanj visits Colombo

COLOMBO, Feb. 4 -- INS Karanj, an Indian Navy submarine arrived on a two-day visit to Colombo, on Saturday (3) and was received ceremonially by the Officer of the Guard of Sri Lanka Navy. The High Co... Read More