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Sammangodu Manikka Vinayagar Temple: 150 years of faith, heritage and tradition

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The Sammangodu Manikka Vinayagar Temple in Bambalapitiya, Colombo, stands as an important landmark of Sri Lanka's Hindu religious and cultural heritage, with a history stretchin... Read More


India extends financial support for Nagapattinam -Kankesanthurai ferry service

COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India has extended its financial assistance for the passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka for anoth... Read More


Shanakiyan urges urgent diplomatic intervention over reported Saudi death sentence

COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- The Sri Lankan government is closely following the case of Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national from Natpiddimunai, Kalmunai, whose sentence in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been ... Read More


UNP to back SJB protest against 22nd Amendment

COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- United National Party (UNP) Deputy Chairman Naveen Dissanayake has pledged the party's full support for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) protest against the proposed 22nd Amendmen... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa further remanded until September 29

COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- Lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, arrested on September 4 in connection with an investigation into an alleged Rs 100 million bribe linked to... Read More


Police freeze Rs 125 million in assets linked to suspected illicit wealth

COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- The Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division has frozen assets worth approximately Rs 125 million belonging to two individuals in separate investigations into suspected illega... Read More


World Bank mobilizes record $112 billion in private capital in FY2026

COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- The World Bank Group (WBG) mobilized a record $112 billion in private capital for developing economies in fiscal year 2026, marking the highest volume in its history and more than... Read More


Former NTC Chairman Renuka Perera remanded over bus permit case

COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- Former National Transport Commission (NTC) Chairman and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Executive Committee member Renuka Perera was on Thursday (17) remanded until September 2... Read More


34 UD Peace Corps trainees begin Service Journey in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- Thirty-four US Peace Corps trainee volunteers have arrived in Sri Lanka to begin preparations for two years of service in the Northern and North Central Provinces, where they will... Read More


Report ordered on illegal coastal encroachments in Eastern Province

COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- The special committee appointed to safeguard lands in the Eastern Province has directed officials to submit within two months a comprehensive report on illegal land encroachments ... Read More