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Sri Lanka records highest ever remittances in 2025

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) announced that the country has recorded its highest-ever remittances in 2025, citing data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.Ce... Read More


Dhammika Ranatunga granted bail; Bribery Commission signals arrest of former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO), Dhammika Ranatunga, who was arrested earlier today (15) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or... Read More


NDRSC's Orugodawatte Warehouse Complex operating at full speed

SriLanka, Dec. 13 -- Chairman of the High Level Committee for Foreign Relief Aid (supplies) Coordination (HL-FRAC) and Deputy Defence Minister Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) yesterday inspected... Read More


Authorities ready for active Northeast Monsoon

SriLanka, Dec. 13 -- Disaster Management Centre Director General Major General (Retd.) Sampath Kotuwegoda, stated that the Armed Forces, Police, Civil Security Department, and all other stakeholders a... Read More


Death toll rises to 639; 211 still missing in Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Cyclone Ditwah has caused widespread devastation across Sri Lanka, impacting lives, property, and communities. According to the latest report from the Disaster Management Center... Read More


Liquor license fees increased by 100%

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Following a proposal submitted to Parliament by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on December 5, all liquor license fees have been increased by approximately 100%, effective imm... Read More


No night travel on roads in Nuwara Eliya - Authorities Warn

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Nuwara Eliya District Secretary Thushari Tennakoon stated that an earth mound has collapsed on the main road from the Katukithula area on the Gampola-Nuwara Eliya main road, whic... Read More


Grade 12 GIT exam rescheduled to January 11

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- The Grade 12 General Information and Technology (GIT) examination has been rescheduled to January 11, 2026, the Examinations Department announced today. The Department cited adv... Read More


Sri Lanka's kithul tapping inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Sri Lanka's traditional practice of kithul madeema, or kithul tapping, has been inscribed in 2025 (20.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Human... Read More


Government to provide nutrition allowance for pregnant mothers

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- As part of a government initiative in response to the current disaster situation and the upcoming festive season, pregnant mothers will receive a one-time nutrition allowance of ... Read More