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Budget 2026: Expenditure heads of Ministries of Public Administration and Labour to be debated today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The expenditure heads of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government and the Ministry of Labour are scheduled to be debated in Parliament toda... Read More


Ronaldo attends White House meeting between Trump and Saudi crown prince

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Portugal's soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday attended a White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump... Read More


Proposal seeking select committee to probe release of 323 containers presented to parliament

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- A proposal seeking the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee to look into the release of 323 containers without mandatory physical inspection and to report to Parliamen... Read More


Deputy FM Arun Hemachandra to attend EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial Forum in Belgium

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra is scheduled to leave for Belgium today (19), to attend the Fourth EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial For... Read More


Sri Lanka's manufacturing and services sectors expand in October

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Sri Lanka's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October 2025 recorded growth in both manufacturing and services sectors. The latest report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBS... Read More


Train services along upcountry line restricted to Nanu Oya due to derailment

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Train operations along the upcountry railway line are restricted to the Nanu Oya station due to a derailment, Sri Lanka Railways Department stated. Rail operations have been imp... Read More


All parties must work together to counter attempts to create ethnic tensions - President tells TNA MPs

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says he held a meeting with a delegation of Members of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), this afternoon (19) at the Presidenti... Read More


Low pressure area likely to intensify and near Sri Lanka's northern coast

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Department of Meteorology says that a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal around Saturday (November 22). This low pressure area may intens... Read More


Two arrested over foreign employment scams

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Authorities have arrested two individuals in connection with large-scale foreign employment scams, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) stated. A man who defrauded... Read More


US Congress approves release of Epstein files

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a... Read More