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Vesak at the Sri Lankan Consulate General in Melbourne

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Consulate General of Sri Lanka commemorated Vesak with a Sambuddha Pooja and illuminations in the Consulate premises on May 30. The Pooja was conducted by Venerable Higurupan... Read More


Praja Shakthi programme inaugurated in Gampaha

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The inaugural ceremony of the 'Praja Shakthi Gam Dahasaka - Weda Dahasak' national programme was held on Tuesday (02) in Gampaha. The event commenced with the laying of the founda... Read More


India's Deputy HC makes farewell call on Speaker

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Deputy High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Dr. Satyanjal Pandey, paid a farewell call on the Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliame... Read More


Pakistan Naval trio arrives at Colombo Port

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the Pakistan Navy Ships 'PNS Taimur' and 'PNS Aslat', alongside the submarine 'PNS/M Hangor', arrived at the Colombo Port on Monday (1), in a display o... Read More


Four inmates dead, 16 missing in Batagoda elders' home fire

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Four inmates died and sixteen others were reported missing after a fire broke out at an elders' home in Batagoda in Anguruwatota yesterday evening, police said. Over 55 injured in... Read More


Australia, NZ support for Sri Lanka to join RCEP

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Sri Lanka has successfully taken diplomatic initiatives to become a member of the world's largest free trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), For... Read More


CPC averted diesel price surge to Rs.750 per litre - Chairman

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Prices would have risen by 115% without control mechanism Rejects claims of unjustified fuel price increases amid global oil volatility Government absorbs global cost hikes to pro... Read More


Heavy rain up to 100mm expected in several provinces

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces today (04), as well as in the Galle, Mata... Read More


Eleven killed, three missing in Horana elders' home fire

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Eleven persons have been killed and three others reported missing following a fire that broke out at an elders' home in Anguruwatota, Horana last evening (03), Police said. Seven... Read More


'Suwa Seriya' denies social media claims of service suspension

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The 1990 Emergency Ambulance Service (Suwa Seriya) says its operations continue islandwide without interruption, rejecting social media reports claiming that the service had been ... Read More