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EASTER SUNDAY ATTACKS: CARDINAL URGES THE PRESIDENT TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, made a strong appeal to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, calling for the immediate establishment of an indep... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENT SIRISENA QUESTIONED BY CID OVER ALLEGED FUND MISUSE

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Former President Maithripala Sirisena has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide a statement. According to our correspondent, Sirisena will be questi... Read More


COURT OF APPEAL TO RULE ON DISPUTED LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The Court of Appeal is set to deliver its decision today regarding the conduct of elections in approximately 10 local government bodies where nomination papers were initially re... Read More


TRUMP OPTIMISTIC FOR RUSSIA-UKRAINE PEACE DEAL, EYES US TRADE

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- US President Donald Trump has expressed hope that Russia and Ukraine could reach a peace agreement within days, suggesting that both nations could instead turn their attention t... Read More


SRI LANKA'S GOVERNMENT REVENUE SURGES BY 32% IN 2024, TAXPAYER BASE EXPANDS

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Sri Lanka's government revenue witnessed a significant 32.2% year-on-year increase in 2024, reaching Rs. 4,080 billion, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). This ... Read More


VATICAN RECOGNISES EASTER BOMBING VICTIMS AS WITNESSES OF FAITH

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- In a significant announcement during the commemoration event for the Easter Sunday Attacks at St. Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade, the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcol... Read More


SRI LANKA'S APPAREL SECTOR GETS NORTHERN AND EASTERN BOOST WITH 10 NEW FACTORIES

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Efforts to further enhance Sri Lanka's thriving apparel export sector are underway with the construction of 10 new factories in the North and East of the country. This developm... Read More


SRI LANKAN SCHOOLS RESUME AFTER NEW YEAR BREAK

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The third phase of the first academic term for government and government-approved private schools in Sri Lanka begins today. Students return to classrooms following the Sinhala... Read More


COASTAL WEATHER UPDATE: SHOWERS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The Department of Meteorology reports that showers or thundershowers are possible in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. In othe... Read More


SIX YEARS AFTER EASTER ATTACKS, SRI LANKA STILL AWAITS JUSTICE; COMMEMORATIONS UNDERWAY

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Today marks the solemn sixth anniversary of the horrific Easter Sunday attacks that struck Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. On that tragic day, suicide bombers targeted three Catho... Read More