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President Anura Kumara urges world leaders to commit themselves to building a safe world for future generations

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to commit themselves wholeheartedly to building a saf... Read More


President Anura Kumara addresses poverty, corruption, education, global wars, drug trafficking and crimes during UNGA speech

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed poverty, corruption, education, sustainability, ethnic and religious diversity of country, condemnation of war, digital democracy, s... Read More


Philippines cancels classes, flights as new storm looms

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Philippines shut schools and scrapped flights on Thursday (Sep 25) as a fresh storm threatened to hit just days after a super typhoon killed nine people in the archipelago. ... Read More


Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya case

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader C... Read More


Tourist arrivals in September top 110,000

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A total of 111,823 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in September, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. According to data released b... Read More


Ex-Minister Manusha Nanayakkara summoned to Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Former Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara has been summoned to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABO... Read More


Indian authorities impose security restrictions in remote Ladakh after deadly clashes

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Authorities in India enforced security restrictions in two main districts in the remote Ladakh region on Thursday (Sep 25), a day after four people were killed and dozens injure... Read More


President Dissanayake addresses UN General Assembly

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today addressed the General Debate of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations in New York. The Sri Lankan Pr... Read More


Only 50% of data provided by public during wildlife census accurate: Dy Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Around 50% of the information provided by the general public during the recent wildlife census was found to be accurate, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestoc... Read More


President Dissanayake to address UN General Assembly today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today (24). According to the President's Media Divisio... Read More