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Hospital services disrupted as GMOA's token strike gets underway

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- The 48-hour token strike launched by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) based on several demands is currently underway. Patients have been severely affected due ... Read More


Court temporarily lifts overseas travel ban on Prasanna Ranatunga

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the temporary lifting of the overseas travel ban imposed on former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga. The order was issued today (23) when t... Read More


Indictments filed against former Minister Chamara Sampath

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today (23) that indictments have been filed in the C... Read More


Karu Jayasuriya writes to President over abolition of MPs' Pensions

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- Former Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has directed a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding the abolition of pensions for Members of Parliament. The lette... Read More


PM Harini returns from World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who participated in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 held in Davos, Switzerland, has returned to Sri Lanka th... Read More


Anusha Palpita arrested by Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- Former Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and former Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Anusha Palpita, has been arrested by the ... Read More


'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund receives over Rs. 8.5B in contributions - Finance Secretary

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, has provided an update on the current status of the 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund, established by the governme... Read More


Ragama town to be developed as health, education, and transport hub - Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, informed Parliament today (23) that plans have been formulated to construct a Multimodal Transport Hub c... Read More


Four petitions filed in Supreme Court challenging Bill to abolish MPs' pensions

Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 -- Four petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Bill seeking to abolish the pension scheme for Members of Parliament. Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickram... Read More


New legislation needed to regulate Social Media promotions: Media Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 -- Appropriate legislation should be enacted to regulate promotions and advertisements on social media that cause distress to the public across all sectors, Minister of Mass Media D... Read More