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Sajith calls on working community to break free from mindset rooted in isolated poverty

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa called on the working people to break free from a mindset rooted in isolated poverty and strive to contribute meaningfully to global econo... Read More


Systematic program set up to strengthen economic forces of all working people: PM Harini

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says that marking a historic turning point, this year's May Day for is celebrated under a people's government that rises against five years of... Read More


Health authorities sound alarm over spike in mosquito-borne diseases

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) reports that a total of 17,459 dengue cases have been recorded so far in 2025, with 5,018 cases reported in April alone. Raising concerns a... Read More


Govt. initiated stable economic recovery - President in his May Day message

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that the government has already succeeded in initiating a stable recovery of an economy that was dragged to the depths by corrupt and elitis... Read More


Two missing, three rescued from drowning in Deduru Oya

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- A total of five persons were swept away by strong currents while bathing in the Deduru Oya at around 3.30 p.m. today (01) in a tragic incident, Police said. However, three of them... Read More


15 rallies in Colombo for May Day celebrations

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Political parties and trade unions across Sri Lanka are commemorating International Labour Day today (May 01) with a series of May Day rallies and parades under various themes. Th... Read More


Two dead, 40 injured in head-on collision of buses in Minneriya

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Two persons have died and around 40 others have sustained injuries following a head-on collision involving two private buses in Minihirigama, Minneriya this afternoon (01). The ac... Read More


Fairly heavy showers expected today

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) affects the island's weather, the Department of Meteorology says. In... Read More


Police takes custody of gold jewelry from bank safe linked to 'Podi Lassie'

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- A stash of jewellery suspected to be gold has been found in a safe linked to organized criminal Janith Madushanka, also known as "Podi Lassie", and his close family members. Accor... Read More


May Day rallies of several parties underway

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Political parties and trade unions across Sri Lanka are commemorating International Labour Day today (May 01) with a series of rallies and parades. The main rally of the ruling Na... Read More