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One Love Reggae Festival in Bentota this August

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- South Asia's first ever One Love Reggae Festival will be on Bentota beach from August 7 to 9. Organisers said the festival will feature nine legendary international reggae headlin... Read More


Urgent reforms needed to eradicate drug menace, says President

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- President instructs officials to expedite legal amendments, rehabilitation measures and anti-drug operations, and destroy seized narcotics. Raids related to narcotics had increase... Read More


Four Deniyaya schools close after viral fever outbreak

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Deniyaya Zonal Education Director Nishaka Hettigoda said authorities had decided to close four schools in the Deniyaya zone for students on May 7 and 8 due to a rapidly spreading v... Read More


Coal PCoI urged to probe 2009 tender fraud

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- NPP Badulla District Member of Parliament Ravindra Bandara yesterday (7) lodged a complaint before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to investigate alleged co... Read More


Per Capita Income tops US$ 5,000 in 2025

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Tourism Deputy Minister Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe, stated that Sri Lanka's per capita income exceeded US$ 5,000 for the first time in 2025.Sri Lankan History This indicates a signifi... Read More


Legal dialogue to establish a uniform age for children

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Planning Director Shanika Malalgoda said that a legal discourse was currently underway to find a solution to the age limit issue, which h... Read More


Vietnam President here on two day state visit

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, arrived in Sri Lanka on a state visit yeste... Read More


Vehicle number plate printing to begin under new company by June 10

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Transport and Highways Deputy Minister Dr. Prasanna Gunasena informed Parliament yesterday (7) that printing of vehicle number plates will commence by June 10, 2026. He said that ... Read More


Gratuity for state employees with less than 10 years service

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- The Government will take action to provide a one-time service gratuity to employees with less than 10 years of service, Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governm... Read More


Over 1.6 Mn families identified as living in poverty - Minister

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Dr. Upali Pannilage told Parliament yesterday according to recent data from the Sri Lankan Welfare Benefits Board (WBB)... Read More