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New Group Heads to Japan for Technical Internship Program

Srilanka, May 23 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) recently awarded air tickets to 13 Sri Lankan youth selected to participate in Japan's Technical Intern Training Program (TITP), ... Read More


No Plans to Revise Water Tariffs

Srilanka, May 23 -- Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Anura Karunatilleke has confirmed that there are no plans to revise water tariffs in tandem with the recent adjustments to electr... Read More


Chaminda Wijesiri Resigns as Bandarawela Electoral Organizer

Srilanka, May 23 -- Badulla District Parliamentarian Chaminda Wijesiri of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has officially stepped down from his role as the Bandarawela Electoral Organizer. Wijesiri h... Read More


Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero Arrested Over Disruption

Srilanka, May 23 -- The Chief Incumbent of Sri Mangalaramaya Batticoloa, Venerable Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero, has been arrested by the Uhana Police in Ampara. The arrest follows an incident of dis... Read More


"Tourism Renaissance 2025" Launched Under the Patronage of the President

Srilanka, May 23 -- Sri Lanka's largest tourism exhibition, "Tourism Renaissance 2025" (Sancharaka Udawa 2025), was inaugurated today (23) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (B... Read More


Kataragama Esala Festival to Begin on June 26

Srilanka, May 23 -- The historic 2025 Esala Festival of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya is set to commence on June 26, marking the beginning of one of Sri Lanka's most revered religious and cultur... Read More


Clarification Issued on False Reports Regarding Salt Imports

Srilanka, May 23 -- Acting Director General of Health Services, Dr. T.B. Ananda Jayalal, has firmly denied recent media reports suggesting that the Ministry of Health and Mass Media or its affiliated ... Read More


Sectoral Oversight Committee Approves Code of Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill

Srilanka, May 23 -- The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, presented to Parliament for its second reading today (23.05.2025), received the approval of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Gov... Read More


Sri Lanka and Bhutan to Deepen Ties at Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations in Thimphu

Srilanka, May 23 -- The second round of bilateral political consultations between Sri Lanka and Bhutan is set to take place on May 27 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Thimphu, B... Read More


Vehicle Inspection in Nuwara Eliya

Srilanka, May 23 -- An emergency inspection of public and private transport vehicles departing from Nuwara Eliya was conducted under the leadership of Nuwara Eliya District Chief Motor Vehicle Inspect... Read More