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Sri Lanka court orders release of 84 Iranian sailors' bodies to embassy

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors, currently placed in two mobile cold storage units at the Galle National Hospital, have been ordered to be handed over to officials of the Embas... Read More


SC resumes hearing of appeals filed by ex-ministers Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando for third day

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The hearing of the appeal filed by former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando against the prison sentences imposed by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at... Read More


Pope Leo mourns victims in Middle East, prays for peace

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Pope Leo XIV is following events in the Middle East with concern and has expressed "profound sorrow for all the victims of the bombings" in the region, according to Vatican News... Read More


UN-flagged Dr. Fridtjof Nansen vessel to conduct marine scientific survey in Sri Lanka's Exclusive Economic Zone

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The United Nations-flagged vessel R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen under the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (11) to conduct a marine sc... Read More


Economic Monitoring Committee meets to assess external risks to Sri Lanka's economy

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Economic Monitoring Committee, established on the proposal by the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to safeguard Sri Lanka's economic stability and protect the welfare of c... Read More


Container vessel damaged by "suspected projectile" off UAE, reports UKMTO

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- A container vessel has sustained damage off the north coast of the United Arab Emirates, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident was caused by a "suspec... Read More


UN concerned closure of Strait of Hormuz could increase food costs

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The United Nation's Trade and Development body, UNCTAD, has released analysis expressing concerns the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may increase food costs and "intensify cost... Read More


Power sector workers ordered to report to duty as electricity services declared essential

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Two newly established power sector companies have instructed electricity workers to report to work and continue performing their duties as usual in order to ensure the uninterru... Read More


Power sector workers ordered to report to duty

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Two newly established power sector companies have instructed electricity workers to report to work and continue performing their duties as usual in order to ensure the uninterru... Read More


Oil prices fall after IEA proposes biggest oil stock release in history

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Oil prices dropped this morning after the Wall Street Journal reported the International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in its history to bring d... Read More