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Sri Lanka to establish Action Task Force to address US tariff challenges - Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath informed Parliament today (15) that an action task force will be established to address the challenges posed by the evolving global t... Read More


Excise duty increase on cigarettes approved after CoPF review

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Officials from the Ministry of Finance presented the steps taken to increase excise duty on cigarettes before the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) under the Order under Sectio... Read More


Live grenade recovered from A'pura sexual assault suspect's house

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Police have recovered a live grenade from the house of the suspect arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. A jo... Read More


Parliament to debate 'Batalanda' Commission report, presidential committee to be appointed

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake said that steps will be taken to forward the 'Batalanda' Commission report to the Attorney General and appoint a Presidential Commi... Read More


'Batalanda' Commission report tabled in Parliament: calls for justice, accountability

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- The 'Batalanda' Commission report was presented to the Parliament this morning (14) by Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake. The Concluding Observation Notes of the 15... Read More


Sri Lanka's Pekoe Trail tops Times' World's Greatest Places of 2025 list

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Grab your suitcase and your passport - TIME has just released its list of the world's 100 greatest places to visit in 2025. The team of editors at the New York-based news magaz... Read More


'Buddha Rashmi Vesak Festival 2025' to be held for 4-days in Colombo

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- A discussion regarding the 'Buddha Rashmi' Vesak Festival 2025, jointly organized by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple and the Prime Minister's Office, was held at the Prime Min... Read More


Trains on coastal line delayed

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- The Department of Railways announced that a train operating on the coastal line has encountered a technical fault near the Panadura railway station this morning (14), causing de... Read More


'Batalanda' Commission report to be presented to Parliament today

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Steps have been taken to present the 'Batalanda' Commission report to the Parliament today (14), the Department of Government Information announced. On Monday (10), the Cabinet... Read More


Female Grama Niladharis withdraw from night shifts citing security concerns

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Sri Lanka Grama Niladhari Association has announced that all female Grama Niladharis will no longer work night shifts starting today (14), citing growing security concerns. Col... Read More