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VISTA 2025 Student Symposium Opens at KDU with Focus on Innovation

Srilanka, April 8 -- The Faculty of Management, Social Sciences, and Humanities at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) proudly inaugurated VISTA 2025: Vision for Innovation, a student... Read More


Former Minister S. Viyalendran Granted Bail in Bribery Case

Srilanka, April 8 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the release on bail of former Minister S. Viyalendran, who was arrested and remanded on suspicion of aiding and abetting a bribe of Rs. ... Read More


Fatal Shooting Near Hotel in Seeduwa Linked to Underworld Clash

Srilanka, April 8 -- A fatal shooting occurred today in the 18th Post area of Seeduwa, Katunayake, near a hotel. Police suspect the incident was the result of a dispute between two underworld gangs. ... Read More


IMF Appoints Evan Papageorgiou as New Mission Chief for Sri Lanka

Srilanka, April 8 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Evan Papageorgiou as the new Chief of Mission for Sri Lanka, succeeding Peter Brewer, who played a pivotal role in the country'... Read More


Indigenous Leader Welcomed Aboard Sri Lankan Airlines Flight from Dubai

Srilanka, April 8 -- The leader of Sri Lanka's indigenous Vedda community, Uru Warige Wannila Aththo recently joined on a visit to Dubai and returned aboard Sri Lankan Airlines. In a post on its offi... Read More


Govt to establish public security committees in villages

Srilanka, April 8 -- Steps will be taken to promptly issue the circular to implement public security committees in villages across the country. Public Security Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala expresse... Read More


Customs seizes cigarettes worth Rs. 24 Mn at BIA

Srilanka, April 8 -- The officers attached to the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs have seized Rs. 24 million worth foreign cigarettes smuggled into the country by Sri Lankan passengers at ... Read More


Harsha happy over state-of-the-art agricultural warehouse

Srilanka, April 8 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva expressed his joy at the completion and inauguration of Sri Lanka's first climate-controlled agricultural warehouse complex ... Read More


Students of Rahula College visit President's House

Srilanka, April 8 -- A group of students from Rahula College, Matara, visited the Presidential Secretariat and President's House yesterday (07). This programme is a collaborative initiative by the Pr... Read More


15th Census Population of Sri Lanka now stands at 21,763,170

Srilanka, April 8 -- The Census of Population and Housing 2024 has determined that Sri Lanka's population now stands at 21,763,170. Released yesterday (07), this latest data indicates an increase of 1... Read More