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National Youth Awards Ceremony to Celebrate Creative Young Talent

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- The National Youth Awards Ceremony, recognizing the winners of the 2024 National Youth Drama Festival and Youth Awards Competition, will be held on March 6 at 4:00 PM at Temple Tr... Read More


Heroin Smuggler Arrested After Hiding Drugs in Prosthetic Leg

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- A disabled man was arrested this morning (27) for trafficking heroin concealed in his prosthetic leg, according to the Kahathuduwa Police. Officers seized 2580 milligrams of heroi... Read More


Unidentified Woman Found Dead on Marawila Beach

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- The body of an unidentified woman, estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old, was discovered this morning (27) on the beach near Katuneriya Beach Park, Marawila. Fishermen found... Read More


Central Bank Issues Warning on Unauthorized Use of 'Finance' in Business Names

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a notice reminding the public about the provisions of the Financial Business Act, No. 42 of 2011, regarding the use of the word 'finance'.... Read More


PM Announces Resource Pool and Question Paper Bank for Exam Boards

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that immediate steps are being taken to release the cut-off marks for the Grade Five Scholarship Examination, which faced disruptions ... Read More


FR petition challenging appointment of Bribery Commission DG fixed for support

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- A Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging the appointment of the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) was yesterda... Read More


240 Million Rupees Compensated to Easter Attack Victims

Srilanka, Feb. 27 -- The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today (27) that 24 million rupees (245 million) has been paid to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks, in accordance with the d... Read More


Divine Night of Auspicious Power

Srilanka, Feb. 26 -- The name Maha Shivarathiri means "the great night that belongs to Shiva." Lord Shiva is referred to as the Supreme God in the Hindu pantheon. The word Shiva means "auspicious" in ... Read More


Mother Tongue Matters

Srilanka, Feb. 26 -- "On an average every year nine languages become extinct, and that means every 40 days a language is lost forever from this earth," said High Commissioner for Bangladesh, Andalib E... Read More


Trump's real politik

Srilanka, Feb. 26 -- A year ago, if someone had told me that the United States would pressure Ukraine into paying reparations, demand that Russia no longer be called an 'aggressor', float the idea of ... Read More