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Marasinghe appointed Director General of Wildlife Conservation

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- M.S.L.R.P. Marasinghe has been appointed as the Director General of the Department of Wildlife Conservation with effect from January 1. The appointment was made by Minister of En... Read More


India to play additional T20Is in Sri Lanka to support cyclone relief

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- India has agreed to play additional Twenty20 International (T20I) matches during their tour of Sri Lanka in August as a gesture of support for relief and recovery efforts followin... Read More


Kataragama Devalaya to auction gold items for 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund

Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- The Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya has decided to auction around 70 percent of the gold items currently stored in the Devalaya's safes and donate the proc... Read More


Foreign warships commended for their assistance during weather disaster in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Sri Lanka Navy recognized the crucial support provided by foreign warships that arrived for the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2025, which coincided with the Navy's 75th ann... Read More


Bus services begin for the first time on 40 rural roads today

Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development has announced that bus services will be launched on 40 rural roads where public transport has not been operating so far, ... Read More


NIE Director General steps down pending probe into Grade 6 module

Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana, has decided to temporarily step down from her position. The decision was ta... Read More


Weather forecast for next 24 hours: Showers and rough seas expected in several sea areas

Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Department of Meteorology has forecast showers in several sea areas around the island during the next 24 hours, according to a weather bulletin issued at 2.00 p.m. today (10).... Read More


BASL urges President to base judicial promotions on seniority

Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to ensure that future promotions within the Judiciary are made on the basis of seniority,... Read More


16-year-old girl Injured in Kohuwala shooting

Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- A 16-year-old girl was injured in a shooting incident reported last night from the Bodhiwatte area along Saranankara Road in Kohuwala, police said. According to police, two susp... Read More


Plastic bag use drops by 50% after free distribution ban

Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- The use of plastic shopping bags has dropped by 50 percent after the government banned their free distribution, Environment Deputy Minister Anton Jayakodi said. He made these re... Read More