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Ministry urges schools to step up mosquito control amid dengue, Chikungunya threat

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- With the onset of the monsoon season increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases, authorities have instructed all Provincial and Zonal Education Directors to ensure that school... Read More


Supreme Court grants leave to hear FR petitions over demolition of Soul Beach Hotel

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with three Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the legality of the demolition of Soul Beach (Pvt) Ltd., a beachside hotel in Dehiwa... Read More


Sri Lanka and National University of Singapore sign MoU on higher education cooperation

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- In a significant step towards strengthening international educational ties, the Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education Ministry of Sri Lanka has officially signed a... Read More


Stretch connecting Kadawatha, Central Expressway to commence in August: Bimal

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The construction work of the stretch connecting Kadawatha and the Central Expressway will commence in August this year, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament today. ... Read More


Government may impose price cap on salt: Trade Minister

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The government will be compelled to introduce a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for salt within the week if attempts to inflate prices continue, Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe... Read More


Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran presents private member's Bill to hold PC elections

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam presented a private member's Bill titled "Bill to amend the Provincial Councils Elections Act, No 2 of 1988", aiming to hold t... Read More


Ravi K's allegation on non-availability of annexures to oral question answers false: Speaker

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The allegation made by MP Ravi Karunanayake on the non-availability of annexures to answers given for oral questions is false, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne told Parliament today. ... Read More


Sri Lanka receives USD 650 million FDIs in first quarter: Handunnetti

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The country has recieved Foriegn Direct Investments (FDIs) amounting to USD 650 million in the first quarter of this year, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil... Read More


Kataragama Esala Festival to commence on June 26

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Esala festival at the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya will commence on June 26 and continue till July 11, concluding with the traditional water-cutting ceremony at the Jeewama... Read More


Human skeletal remains found in Chemmani, Jaffna

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The skeletal remains of seven human bodies have been recovered as of yesterday morning during ongoing excavations at Sittupatthu in Chemmani, Jaffna. Excavations commenced on May... Read More