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Heavy traffic in Colombo due to temporary road closure

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Heavy traffic is reported in parts of Colombo as multiple roads remain closed due to the arrival of Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi. Security was beefed up in Sri Lanka for... Read More


Iranian President to arrive in Sri Lanka today; special traffic plans implemented

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lanka and Iran will sign five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) today, in a bid to bolster the bilateral relations between the two nations. The signing of the agreements ... Read More


Three-day parliamentary debate on Easter attacks begins today

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The three-day adjournment debate on the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks will be taken up in parliament today (24) in accordance with a motion brought forward by the Opposition... Read More


Puttalam Quazi Court Judge arrested on bribery charge

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Puttalam Quazi Court Judge has been arrested by Bribery Commission officers while allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 5,000. He has been remanded until 06 May after being p... Read More


Price of imported milk powder reduced

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The price of imported milk powder will be reduced with effect from tomorrow (25), according to the Milk Powder Importers' Association. Accordingly, the price of a 01 kilogram p... Read More


Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi calls on President Ranil

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi has called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a short while ago. The President of the Islamic Rep... Read More


Deadly 'Fox Hill' crash: Arrested race car drivers granted bail

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The two drivers of the race cars involved in fatal crash during the 'Fox Hill Super Cross 2024' motorsport racing championship at Diyatalawa, have been granted bail by the Banda... Read More


Injunction against appointing Wijeyadasa as SLFP's Acting Chairman

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Colombo District Court today issued an injunction order preventing the appointment of Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as the Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (S... Read More


President Ranil expresses gratitude to Iran for assistance in Uma Oya project

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Iran for their technical support, emphasizing that without Iran's assistance, Sri Lanka could not have diverte... Read More


Sajith Premadasa says will contest presidential election

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa revealed on Wednesday (24) that he intends to contest the upcoming Presidential Election. The leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader m... Read More