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Government remains dedicated to creating fair and safe working environment: PM

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said the government remains dedicated to creating a fair and safe working environment by expanding existing services and implementing new prog... Read More


Tight security, traffic plans in place for nationwide May Day events

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Police have deployed thousands of officers, including Special Task Force personnel and intelligence units, across the country for security and traffic management during today's May... Read More


US $ 3.7 billion Sinopec investment still in limbo

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The government will take at least another couple of months to decide on the proposed Sinopec Oil Refinery Project in Hambantota, which is the largest single Foreign Direct Investme... Read More


Sri Lanka faces essential drug shortage amid economic pressure, doctors' union warns

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Sri Lanka is facing a shortage of several essential medicines due to economic pressures and disruptions in the drug supply mechanism, a medical trade union representative has warne... Read More


Tobacco-free Sri Lanka: Can post-2010 generation be smoke-free?

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Can Sri Lanka create a tobacco-free generation among children born after 2010? A new proposal submitted to Health and Mass Media Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa aims to do just that.... Read More


U.K. whiskey tariffs eased after Trump met with King Charles III

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- President Donald Trump posted online Thursday that he would remove tariffs on some whiskey, a move that could ease trade tensions for Scotch whisky and Kentucky bourbon producers. ... Read More


Govt issues circular to confirm temporary staff as permanent

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The government has issued a circular to grant permanent appointments to employees currently serving on a temporary, casual (daily), substitute, contract or concessionary basis in g... Read More


Thundershowers likely after 1.00 pm today: Met Dept

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Showers or thundershowers are expected over most parts of the island after 1.00 pm today, the Meteorology Department said. Fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 mm is likely at some ... Read More


19 rescued from drowning in April as Sri Lanka Coast Guard total reaches 2,629

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The Sri Lanka Coast Guard rescued 19 people from drowning during April 2026 in a series of operations carried out along popular beaches around the island. The rescued group includ... Read More


Severe lightning warning for several provinces after 1 p.m.

Sri Lanka, April 30 -- The Meteorology Department has warned that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in parts of the Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Central provinces, ... Read More