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'National Victory Day Commemoration Ceremony' to be held tomorrow under the patronage of President

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- The ''National Victory Day Commemoration Ceremony,'' marking 17 years since the defeat of terrorism, is scheduled to be held tomorrow (19) as in previous years. The ceremony will... Read More


Foreign Ministry launches unified platform for overseas missions

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism today (18) launched its revamped official website together with a newly introduced Common Website Platform for Sri ... Read More


UN demands Israel prevent 'genocide' in Gaza

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- The United Nations demanded on Monday (May 18) that Israel take measures to prevent acts of "genocide" in Gaza, and decried indications of "ethnic cleansing" in the Palestinian te... Read More


Chinese national arrested with stock of foreign cigarettes in Kollupitiya

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- A foreign national has been arrested in Kollupitiya, near Nimalka Gardens, with 540 sticks of foreign cigarettes allegedly brought into Sri Lanka illegally. The arrest was made d... Read More


J'pura political science academics file HRCSL complaint over administrative crisis

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- Professors, lecturers and senior academic staff of the Department of Political Science at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura have lodged an official complaint with the Human Ri... Read More


No invitation yet for Mahinda Rajapaksa to attend War Heroes' Commemoration event - Media Secretary

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has not yet received any invitation to attend the National War Heroes' Commemoration Day event scheduled for tomorrow (19), according to his Med... Read More


Sri Lanka marks 17 years since the defeat of three-decade terrorism

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- Today (18) marks 17 years since the defeat of the brutal LTTE terrorism that plagued Sri Lanka for more than three decades. The war officially came to an end on May 18, 2009, fol... Read More


US agrees to suspend sanctions against Iranian oil during negotiations: Report

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- The United States has reportedly agreed to a temporary lifting of sanctions on Iran's oil sector as part of a new draft negotiation framework between Washington and Tehran, accord... Read More


President reviews new UDA projects

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and senior officials of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) was held this afternoon (18) at the Presidential Secretariat.... Read More


Bodies of four Italian divers found after Maldives accident

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- The bodies of four Italians who drowned during a diving accident in the Maldives have been found but not yet brought to the surface, Italy's foreign ministry and the Maldivan mili... Read More