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Why not go digital with Pandals?

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- As Vesak approaches, the familiar sight of pandals being put up in Colombo, including Kosgashandiya, Thotalanga, Maradana, Peliyagoda, Orugodawaththa, Dematagoda and other prominen... Read More


Elections, broken promises and paid protests outside a High Commission

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Tomorrow (6 May) Lankans of voting age, will once again wend their way to polling stations for the third time in seven months. This time around, voters will participate in the long... Read More


Moving Towards a Development Bank

Srilanka, May 5 -- Some ideas simmer in our national imagination for years, if not for decades, before they gain fruition. A development bank for Sri Lanka has not just been an idea, but was formed, d... Read More


May days from 1930s to 80s; battling Ideologies, entertainment and "Clean the Green"

Srilanka, May 5 -- Another May Day has come and gone, with the governing party commanding impressive attendance, filling the Galle Face Green for the second time in five years. This robust showing arr... Read More


More students exposed to universities' sadistic rag culture

Srilanka, May 5 -- He was stripped naked in public and they kept banging his head on one wall and the other. They have pricked him using a safety pin. Then he was thrown inside a cupboard." The above ... Read More


Don't self-medicate for mosquito borne illnesses, warn experts

Srilanka, May 5 -- In the wake of the rising cases of mosquito-borne illnesses and regular viral fever, health authorities urge the public to visit a doctor if they have fever that lasts more than two... Read More


Health Ministry still following Keheliya method in medicine procurement: FLSP

Srilanka, May 5 -- The Front Line Socialist Party (FLSP) yesterday alleged that the current government is continuing the old practice of procuring substandard medicines at higher prices. The Educatio... Read More


Over 70,000 Police deployed ahead of LG polls tomorrow

Srilanka, May 5 -- More than 70,000 police personnel have been deployed across Sri Lanka to ensure a safe, fair, and orderly voting process during the Local Government (LG) elections scheduled for tom... Read More


From peons to Additional Ministry Secretaries will perform duties in tomorrow's LG polls

Srilanka, May 5 -- A total cadre of 250, 000 government servants ranging from office assistants, clerks and even up to Additional Secretaries of ministries will be deployed to perform various duties p... Read More


Sri Lanka nears 900,000 tourist arrivals

Srilanka, May 5 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector is nearing the 900,000 arrival mark for the year, with 896,884 tourists recorded by the end of April 2025. However, this figure trails the Sri Lanka Touri... Read More