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Stop meal price hike for non-executive staff in Parliament: Sajith

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to rethink about the meal price hike for non-executive staff in Parliament. "The price of meals for non-executive st... Read More


Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera arrested

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The Chief Incumbent of the Sri Mangalarama Viharaya in Batticaloa, Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera has been arrested by the Ampara Police. The Thera was arrested for unruly be... Read More


Katunayake factory offers to find jobs for those affected due to factory closure: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The management of the Katunayake factory has assured to help find jobs for the employees who lost their jobs due to the factory closure, Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasing... Read More


Sri Lankan teen wins prestigious International public speaking competition

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Sixteen-year-old Sashane Dassanayake has brought global recognition to Sri Lanka by winning the 2025 International Public Speaking Competition, held at the English-Speaking Union ... Read More


Is salt crisis worsening?

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is facing an unusual shortage of salt triggered by supply disruptions after heavy rainfall. The Daily Mirror Editor-in... Read More


Language learning for school children to be made compulsory: PM

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The Government plans to make learning Tamil and Sinhalese students from Grade Six to Nine learn both Tamil and Sinhalese as their respective second languages, Prime Minister Harin... Read More


Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake arrested

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Former Anuradhapura District MP Duminda Dissanayake has been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division this morning over the recovery of a gold-plated T56 weapon from the H... Read More


No plans to increase water tariff: Minister

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- There are no plans to increase the water tariff, Minister of Urban Development and Construction Anura Karunathilaka told Parliament today. The Minister responded to a question ra... Read More


Education Ministry to use blended learning as solution to teacher shortage: PM

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The Education Ministry is looking to adopt blended learning as an interim solution to the shortage of teachers, Education Minister and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said today... Read More


Committee appointed to probe complaints against Dayasiri

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today announced that he had appointed a three-member committee to look into complaints received against Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayas... Read More