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SLPA plans new logistics hub at Colombo Port under PPP model

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) plans to develop a new integrated logistics hub at the Port of Colombo through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), following the decision to ... Read More


Speaker endorses Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has endorsed the certificate on the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, the Parliament Communications Department said. The Bill was presented to P... Read More


Sirisena apologises to Maha Sangha over technical error in Gnanasara Thera's pardon

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Former President Maithripala Sirisena has apologised to the Maha Sangha over a technical error in the documentation relating to the presidential pardon granted to Ven. Galaboda A... Read More


NSO requests one-hour power cuts in four zones for three days

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- The National System Operator (NSO) has requested the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and the Ministry of Energy to impose one-hour power cuts in four zones over ... Read More


Verite Research takes debt agenda to IMF-WB meetings

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Sri Lankan think tank Verite Research has taken part in high-level discussions on global debt, inequality and governance at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary... Read More


UNP questions failure to accord Thai Deputy PM official welcome

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- The United National Party (UNP) today questioned the government's alleged failure to accord an official diplomatic welcome to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun and pr... Read More


President appoints committee to probe Kavanthissa's death

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed an expert committee to investigate the death of tusker Kavanthissa in the Siyambalangamuwa area of Galgamuwa on or around October... Read More


CCD records statement from Ulapane Sumangala Thero

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) have recorded a statement lasting approximately four hours from Venerable Ulapane Sumangala Thero over allegations that police assau... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa's private secretary arrested by Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested Sanjaya Samarasinghe, the private secretary to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Nama... Read More


Sri Lanka's first insulin manufacturing plant to begin production in 2027

Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Sri Lanka's first insulin manufacturing plant is expected to begin production in 2027, following the completion of construction and the necessary validation processes, Health and... Read More