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PRESIDENT TO LEAVE FOR VIET NAM TONIGHT

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- President Anura Kumara Disanayake is set to leave the island tonight for his state visit to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. The President will be in Vietnam from May 4 to 6. ... Read More


EXPORT EARNINGS UP IN MARCH 2025

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Sri Lanka's merchandise export earnings have gone up in March 2025, according to data from the Central Bank. Sri Lanka recorded inflows of USD 1,241.7 million in merchandise expor... Read More


TRUMP OUSTS WALTZ AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER FOLLOWING GROUP CHAT DEBACLE

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- US President Donald Trump has removed Mike Waltz from his post as National Security Adviser and will nominate him as ambassador to the United Nations. Waltz had faced criticism fo... Read More


CERTIFICATE ON PROCEEDS OF CRIME BILL ENACTED

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The certificate on the Proceeds of Crime Bill was signed by the Speaker on Wednesday (30) in Parliament. Following the Second Reading and the debate on the Second Reading of the P... Read More


COMPANY DIRECTOR ARRESTED WITH FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Police have discovered firearms and live ammunition at a residence located on School Lane in Nawala, belonging to the Managing Director of a consultancy services company. The dire... Read More


CHANGES TO RULES IN IMPORT OF NEW ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- A Special Import License will no longer be required to import brand-new electric vehicles. The relevant gazette notification, signed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake in his ca... Read More


BOOSSA PRISON JAILER GRANTED BAIL IN GANEMULLA SANJEEWA MURDER CASE

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The Colombo High Court ordered the release on bail of a jailer from Boossa Prison who was in remand custody, accused of aiding and abetting the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, who wa... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENT ISSUES CLARIFICATION OVER S CHIEF PERSONAL SECURITY OFFICER'S TRANSFER

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office has issued a statement over the abrupt transfer of his Chief Security Officer. Chief Inspector of Police Ashoka Ariyawansa served as... Read More


POST-EXPOSITION GARBAGE PILE-UP IN KANDY CONTINUES

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- 633 metric tons of garbage accumulated during the public exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy remains at the Gohagoda garbage disposal site, waiting to be disposed of. Th... Read More


MILITARY HANDS BACK LAND TO JAFFNA CIVILIANS

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Forty acres of land previously held by security forces in Jaffna have been returned to civilian ownership. The relevant documents were handed over yesterday by Jaffna Security For... Read More