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Sajith meets UNP seniors to discuss challenges facing Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Dec. 30 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today met UNP seniors to discuss the challenges facing the nation. "Had a productive and constructive discussion on the challenges faced by ou... Read More


Nearly Rs. 5 billion paid to paddy farmers affected by Cyclone Ditwah

Colombo, Dec. 30 -- Agriculture and Livestock Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne announced that Rs. 4,983 million has been paid as compensation to 67,460 paddy farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by... Read More


CEB updates on Lakvijaya Power Plant generators: Maintenance underway

Colombo, Dec. 30 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has provided an update on the status of generators at the Lakvijaya (Norochcholai) Coal-fired Power Plant. Generator No. 2 was shut down on Nove... Read More


Probe launched into inappropriate content in Grade 6 English module

Sri Lanka, Dec. 30 -- An investigation has been initiated following the discovery of an inappropriate term referenced in the introduction of a Grade 6 English module, Education Ministey Secretary Nala... Read More


Why Sri Lanka needs the Palk Strait Bridge? From crisis to growth - Former Envoy Kananathan

Colombo, Dec. 30 -- Sri Lanka's recovery will not be secured by caution alone. It will be secured by bold, strategic choices that multiply economic opportunity. India's proposed Palk Strait Bridge is ... Read More


Inland Revenue shatters 93-year revenue record

Colombo, Dec. 30 -- The Inland Revenue Department has succeeded in collecting Rs. 2,203 billion in revenue in 2025, the highest amount recorded in its 93-year history. According to the President Medi... Read More


Highway revenue rises during festive season

Colombo, Dec. 29 -- Highway toll revenue recorded a notable increase during the Christmas season and ongoing school holidays, driven by a surge in vehicle movement across the country. Speaking to the... Read More


One dead after mid-air helicopter collision in New Jersey

Colombo, Dec. 29 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath has proposed that China support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Sri Lanka as a donation, in line with the... Read More


EPF services go digital with launch of online registration system

Colombo, Dec. 29 -- The online registration of institutions and members under the digitalisation of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) services commenced today (29), marking a key step in modernising lab... Read More


Sinister plan to attack Buddhist temple in North and create communal unrest: Archchuna

Colombo, Dec. 29 -- There is a sinister plan by some Tamil MPs representing the North to attack a Buddhist temple in the North around January 3 and create communal unrest, MP Ramanathan Archchuna said... Read More