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No more Salt imports needed for Sri Lanka - Hambantota Salt

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Sri Lanka will no longer need to import salt, as local production is now sufficient to meet national demand, said Marketing Manager, Lanka Salt, Hambantota, Harsa Abeysuriya. S... Read More


COPF requests salary parity for Bribery Commission Chairman

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The Parliamentary Committee on Finance has formally requested the President to ensure the salary of the Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corru... Read More


Vithanakande Tea Factory sets Guinness World Record for Most Expensive Tea

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Elevating the global profile of Ceylon Tea, New Vithanakande Ceylon Black Tea (FFExSp) has entered the Guinness World Records as the most expensive tea ever sold. "This is not ... Read More


Colombo International Book Fair opens to the public

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The Colombo International Book Fair, organised annually by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers' Association, opened to readers today (27). The fair will run until 6 October at the Ba... Read More


BIA celebrates World Tourism Day

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Sri Lanka joined the global celebration of World Tourism Day today (27) with a special ceremony at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake. The event, organised by... Read More


President attends UN General Assembly dinner hosted by Trump

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has appeared in a photograph alongside US President Donald Tr... Read More


No-Confidence motion against Speaker to be signed next week

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The signing of the no-confidence motion against Parliament Speaker, Jagath Wickramaratne, will begin next week, says Samagi Jana Balawegaya Colombo District Parliamentarian, Muj... Read More


Two Sri Lankan workers repatriated from Israel due to misconduct

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara, has announced that two Sri Lankan workers who left for construction jobs in Israel will be repatriated to the country today, ... Read More


Opposition to move no-confidence motion against Speaker next week

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament for the Colombo District, Mujibur Rahman, has announced that the opposition will begin collecting signatures next week for a No... Read More


Military personnel to be arrested over Easter Sunday attacks, says President

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that one or two former military officers are scheduled to be arrested over with the ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunda... Read More