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Super-luxury hotel 'ITC Ratnadipa Colombo' declared open

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared open the super-luxury hotel 'ITC Ratnadipa Colombo' which boasts Sri Lanka's first ever sky bridge 'AHASA ONE' connecting two towers at a... Read More


Tuition classes targeting 2023 O/L exam prohibited from April 30

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Conducting and organizing tuition classes and seminars aimed at students scheduled to sit for the upcoming 2023 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will be prohibited from n... Read More


New electricity bill aimed at industry reforms presented to parliament

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The 'Sri Lanka Electricity Bill', which incorporates the proposed reforms for the electricity sector, was presented to the parliament by Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesek... Read More


Japan provides $3M through FAO to strengthen inland fisheries in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improv... Read More


Importers issue clarification on milk powder prices

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- A final decision has yet to be taken regarding reducing the prices of imported milk powder, the importers say. The media spokesperson of the Milk Powder Importers' Association,... Read More


Sri Lanka, Russia explore avenues for enhanced defence cooperation

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Sri Lanka's Secretary Defence General Kamal Gunaratne has held bilateral talks with Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev in St. Petersburg. The meeting undersc... Read More


Thundershowers expected in five provinces after 2pm

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Showers or thundershowers can be expected in parts of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western and Southern provinces after 2 p.m., the Department of Meteorology says. ... Read More


Heat advisory issued for several provinces and districts

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The Meteorology Department has issued a Heat Index Advisory for Northern, North-central, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern, Southern and North-Western provinces and Monaragala dist... Read More


Duminda Dissanayake appointed SLFP's Acting General Secretary

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) faction led by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has appointed MP Duminda Dissanayake as the party's Acting General Secretary. He was appoin... Read More


Sri Lanka, Singapore sign MoU to promote boating and yachting industries

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Sri Lanka and Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a view to working together to promote the boating and yachting industries. The agreement was forged... Read More