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Aragalaya Activist appointed to NYSC Director Board

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The new NYSC Board of Directors was appointed on February 5 at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage, officially han... Read More


Steps to boost digital economy by expanding workforce to 200,000

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya announced ambitious plans to expand its digital workforce to 200,000 by 2030. This initiative is part of a ... Read More


Our by-stander climate policy

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Would a developing country such as Sri Lanka be caught up in supreme folly if we are to be a zero carbon emitting nation as planned, when the rest of the world may be now having a... Read More


Japan grants over Rs. 560 Mn to upgrade waste management infrastructure

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The Government of Japan has extended a grant of Japanese Yen 300 million (approximately Rs, 565 million) to Sri Lanka to enhance waste management infrastructure facilities under t... Read More


Sri Lankan students bag four Gold medals at SEAMO X 2025

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Four Sri Lankan students, who represented Sri Lanka at the South East Asian Mathematics Olympiad global competition (SEAMO X 2025), won four Gold medals. The SEAMO X 2025 competit... Read More


Kiribathawila Junior School gets new computer lab

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The newly constructed computer laboratory of the Kiribathawila Junior School was inaugurated on January 22, 2025, with the cooperation of the Principal, the school's staff, alumni... Read More


A warm welcome for first runner up of 40th 'Mrs. World' Ishadi Amanda at BIA

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The first runner up of the 40th 'Mrs. World' pageant held in Las Vegas, the Sri Lankan representative Ishadi Amanda arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterd... Read More


Misnomer grants reprieve for MP Archchuna in Police case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya ordered Anuradhapura HQI Chief Inspector R. M. K. Jayaweera to file charges against Jaffna district Parliamentarian Ramana... Read More


Woman's attempt to smuggle in Rs. 7.5 Mn worth of cigarettes foiled

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- A 42-year-old woman has been arrested at the Katunayake BIA while attempting to smuggle a stock of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 7.5 million without paying Customs duties. The... Read More


Ishadi Returns Home

Sri Lanka, Feb. 4 -- Ishadi Amanda, who proudly represented Sri Lanka at the 40th Miss World Married Beauty Pageant in Las Vegas, USA, secured second place and was crowned the 90th champion of the pre... Read More