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Budget defeated at NPP-held Ratnapura MC

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- The maiden 2026 budget of the Ratnapura Municipal Council, which is under the control of the National People's Power (NPP), has been defeated by a majority of a single vote. The... Read More


Wijeyadasa to be appointed SLFP Senior Vice President

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Former Member of Parliament, President's Counsel Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, is slated to be appointed as a Senior Vice President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). SLFP Chairman... Read More


Houses completely destroyed by adverse weather exceeds 5,700 - DMC

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that more than 5,700 houses have been completely destroyed due to the severe adverse weather conditions experienced recently across t... Read More


Sri Lanka expresses gratitude to China for support after Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, welcomed Yang Wanming, President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, at the Minist... Read More


Foreign humanitarian aid to be systematically distributed, Sri Lankan officials confirm

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Rtd) Aruna Jayasekara, together with members of the committee appointed to ensure the proper coordination and distribution of foreign h... Read More


Former Speaker and NPP MP Asoka Ranwala arrested

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Former Speaker and NPP Member of Parliament Asoka Ranwala, who was involved in a vehicular collision last night, has been arrested by the police. He was taken into custody on ch... Read More


Govt to provide Rs. 5,000 nutrition allowance to pregnant mothers

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- The government has announced that, in light of the nationwide prevailing disaster situation and the upcoming festive season, arrangements have been made to provide a nutrition al... Read More


Cabinet approves women's recruitment for all positions in Sri Lanka Railways - AG tells court

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today (12) that the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the recruitment of women for all positions within the Sri Lanka Railways (SL... Read More


Bus driver saves 14 passenger lives after brake failure in Badulla

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- The driver of a bus belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Depot in Kekirawa, operating from Badulla to Anuradhapura this morning (12), has reportedly managed to save ... Read More


Police vow impartial probe into vehicle collision involving MP Asoka Ranwala

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Sapugaskanda Police Station has initiated an investigation into a head-on collision involving a vehicle driven by former Speaker and NPP Member of Parliament Asoka Ranwala, which... Read More