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Oil prices up 4% on uncertain Iran-US ceasefire prospects

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Oil prices jumped 4 percent Thursday after Iran vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a US naval blockade remained in place despite a ceasefire extension. At arou... Read More


Deadline for 2026 A/L exam applications ends midnight tomorrow

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The Department of Examinations has announced that the acceptance of applications for the 2026 G.C.E Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will conclude tomorrow (24) at 12.00 midnigh... Read More


Sri Lanka Police refutes social media claims on recruitment age limit

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Sri Lanka Police has issued a clarification regarding information circulating on social media about the age limits for police recruitment. According to an official announcement... Read More


US Senate rejects measure aimed at limiting Trump's war powers in Iran for fifth time

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The United States Senate rejected for the fifth time this year, a measure aimed at restricting President Donald Trump's war powers by requiring congressional approval for any fu... Read More


Sri Lanka's life expectancy rises with success of national immunization programme

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Sri Lanka's life expectancy has improved over the past 15 years, largely due to the success of the National Immunization Programme of the Ministry of Health. The Chief Epidemio... Read More


Maithri Gunaratne accuses President, Finance Secretary after hackers steal $2.5 mln

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The President of the Free Lawyers Organisation, President's Counsel Maithri Gunaratne, has claimed that both the President and the Secretary to the Finance Ministry should be he... Read More


High-stakes Tamil Nadu, West Bengal election begins in India amid voter roll row

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Voters will cast their ballots on Thursday as high-stakes state elections get under way across India, with key contests in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. In West Bengal, where the... Read More


Walk for Peace heads to Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy today

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The second day of the internationally recognized "Ehipassiko Walk for Peace" falls today (23). Today's section of the walk is scheduled to proceed from the historic Aluvihare T... Read More


Sri Lanka, Iran Foreign Ministers hold phone conversation

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath has held a telephone conversation with Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the call, Ir... Read More


Auspicious time for planting of tree saplings for New Year falls today

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The auspicious time for Planting of Tree Saplings, as specified in the Sinhala and Tamil New Year auspicious time schedule ('Nekath Seettuwa'), falls today (April 23). Accordin... Read More