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President meets Mahanayaka Thero of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on the Most Venerable Aggamaha Pandita Makulewe Wimala Mahanayaka Thero of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya and engaged in a brief disc... Read More


250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis missing after migrant boat sinks in Andaman Sea

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations' refugee and migrati... Read More


Anointing of oil ritual for New Year begins

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- The auspicious time for the tradition of anointing oil for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year commenced at 6:55 a.m. today (15). President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is also attendin... Read More


Two bodies recovered after drowning incident in Mahaweli River

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Two bodies have been recovered this afternoon (15) near the Verugal Aru Bridge on the Mahaweli River, where a father and his four sons were swept away while bathing. The accide... Read More


President participates in New Year oil anointing ceremony in Kandy

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is participating in the official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Kandy. In line ... Read More


Two dead, three missing in separate drowning incidents

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Three brothers who went to bathe in the Mahaweli River, which flows through the Somawathiya Reserve in Serunuwara, have drowned and gone missing. The incident occurred last eve... Read More


No breakthrough during historic talks between Lebanon and Israel

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah m... Read More


Lebanon and Israel agree to hold more talks after first direct negotiations in over three decades

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Israel and Lebanon have agreed to meet again, officials said, after a first round of talks were held Tuesday in Washington, DC. Lebanon and Israel held their first diplomatic t... Read More


Additional buses and trains to be deployed for those returning to Colombo

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Based on the needs of passengers who travelled to their hometowns for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, steps have been taken to deploy additional buses to Colombo starting today ... Read More


Showers expected in several provinces after 1pm today

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and North-western provinces and in the Anuradhapura district after 1.00 p... Read More