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Court defers decision on Dayasiri's petition over SLFP General Secretary post

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Colombo District Court today (06) ordered that the delivery of the verdict on the case filed by Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekara be postponed until February 17. Jayas... Read More


Govt ready to commence paddy purchases in upcoming season - Dy Minister

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation, Aravinda Senarath, informed Parliament today (06) that the government has completed all necessary arrangements to commence the purchas... Read More


President's Fund allocates over Rs. 1.9 bln for schoolchildren affected by Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- An allocation of Rs. 1,925,010,000.00 has been made from the President's Fund to provide a Rs. 10,000 allowance for schoolchildren in all districts affected by Cyclone Ditwah. Ac... Read More


President assures extension of emergency law solely to accelerate reconstruction

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated that the extension of the emergency law is aimed solely at speeding up the reconstruction process and will not be used as a tool for ... Read More


Anusha Palpita further remanded

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Former Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and former Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Anusha Palpita, has been further remanded ... Read More


Special traffic plan implemented at Green Path in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A special traffic management plan has been announced by the police with effect from tonight (06) in the Green Path premises along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, within the Cinnamon ... Read More


Laugfs Gas increases prices

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Laugfs Gas has announced new domestic gas refill prices for February 2026, effective from midnight today (06). Under the new pricing, a 12.5kg domestic cylinder refill will be pr... Read More


Edu. Ministry calls applications from graduates for teaching vacancies in schools

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has issued a notification calling applications from graduates for teaching vacancies in Sinhala, Tamil, and E... Read More


SC rules Parliamentary Pensions Repeal Bill can be passed with simple majority

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court has determined that no provision in the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill is inconsistent with the Constitution, and that it can be enacted by Parliament with... Read More


President to launch compensation, housing projects for Cyclone Ditwah victims in Kandy today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The programme to commence the construction of new houses for individuals whose homes were fully or partially damaged by Cyclone Ditwah in the Kandy District, along with the awardi... Read More