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Ranil, Sajith mark New Year with telephone conversation

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe marked the New Year with a telephone conversation where both exchanged well wishes. Sources from the ... Read More


Gold-infused Ayurvedic medicine for critically-ill patients

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- The Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturing Corporation is focusing on producing a gold-infused medicine called 'Makarajdvajaya' in large quantities this year. The medicine is made accor... Read More


As SL welcomes 2026, Ditwah victims still in the lurch

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- More than a month after the devastation unleashed by Cyclone Ditwah, more than 24,000 people remain displaced and are still living in tents in the hardest-hit areas of the country... Read More


Rs. 60 million spent for printing Grade VI English module with immoral reference

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- The Education Ministry has decided to remove what is termed 'inappropriate references' in Grade VI English language models and distribute them among school children. Ministry Sec... Read More


Parliament to appoint Select Committee to decide on Electoral System to hold PC polls

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- The government has obtained the approval of the Parliamentary Business Committee to move a resolution in Parliament to appoint a Select Committee to decide on the electoral system... Read More


CMC fails to collect outstanding rates worth Rs 440 million in 2025

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) which has been unable to collect a total of Rs. 440 million as rates by end 2025 has decided to extend the contract period of three rate collectors... Read More


CAA collects over Rs. 285 million in fines from raids in 2025

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has collected more than Rs. 285 million in fines from raids carried out during 2025, the authority said in a statement. According to the CAA,... Read More


Rough sea conditions forecast in several coastal areas

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- The Meteorology Department has warned that sea areas off the coast from Galle to Colombo, Puttalam, Kankesanthurai, Trincomalee, and from Batticaloa to Hambantota may become somew... Read More


President receives new year blessings from Amarapura and Ramanna chief prelates

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake received New Year blessings from the Chief Prelates of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya and the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya during visits t... Read More


Amsterdam church destroyed by New Year's blaze

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- Amsterdam's Vondel Church, near one of the city's most popular parks, was largely destroyed in a fire just as New Year celebrations were in full swing, local media reported on Thu... Read More