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Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- "I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the su... Read More


'No price increase in imported milk powder, wheat flour'

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- Milk powder importers and wheat flour companies have assured that despite the difficulties faced due to the Middle East crisis and escalating fuel prices, they will not resort t... Read More


Iran ready to supply fuel, other essentials -to SL - Envoy

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- Iranian Ambassador in Colombo, Dr. Alireza Delkhosh yesterday said that Iran is ready to supply fuel and other essential goods to Sri Lanka upon request. "Iran is always ready t... Read More


President highlights need for all-out effort towards energy conservation

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials to take all possible measures to safeguard the country's energy conservation by raising public awareness on the prudent u... Read More


ADB President Masato Kanda visits Colombo Port Control Tower

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda says strengthening port capacity, connectivity, and logistics will be key to enhancing Sri Lanka's role in regional and global trad... Read More


Public sector urged to implement energy-saving measures amid fuel concerns

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- The Office of the Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued guidelines to ensure the economical use of fuel reserves and the uninterrupted maintenance of essential s... Read More


Sajin Vass Gunawardena further remanded

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- Former Member of Parliament Sajin Vass Gunawardena has been further remanded by the Colombo Magistrate's Court over allegations of amassing illegal assets worth Rs. 243.8 millio... Read More


Cabinet approves voucher scheme to provide sanitary napkins for 1.05 million schoolgirls

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a program to provide sanitary napkins to adolescent schoolgirls in 2026 in order to support their continuous education. Under the initiati... Read More


Government launches initiative to boost QR-based digital payments

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- The Cabinet Ministers has approved a program to accelerate the use of the National QR Payment system (LankaQR) by waiving fees for transactions below Rs. 5,000, aiming to promot... Read More


Expert panel to drive sustainable growth in energy sector

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of an expert committee, chaired by Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, to prepare a framework for developing the national energy economy... Read More