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Sri Lanka tourism opens 2026 strongly with 131,898 arrivals in early January

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector began 2026 on a strong note, with the first half of January recording 131,898 tourist arrivals, signaling a positive start to the year. It was also en... Read More


Two youths drowned while bathing in sea

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Two young men died after four individuals encountered difficulties while bathing in the Pesalai sea area in Mannar. Police Media Division reports indicate the group consisted of ... Read More


Ammunition and illegal knives seized

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Live ammunition and several prohibited knives were recovered from a hostel belonging to a concrete manufacturing company in Ratmalana, where two employees resided. Mount Lavinia ... Read More


IMF delegation to assess cyclone damage

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- A fact-finding mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrives in Sri Lanka next week to evaluate the impact of Cyclone 'Ditva'. Julie Kozack, the IMF Communications D... Read More


Ranil contacts Wimal via telephone

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Former President and United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe initiated a phone call to National Freedom Front leader and former Minister Wimal Weerawansa. The conversat... Read More


Politicians accused of protecting liquor trade, amid daily deaths

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Nearly fifty people die every day in Sri Lanka as a direct result of alcohol use, according to startling new data released by the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC). Exe... Read More


Mainly fair weather is expected

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- The Department of Meteorology has announced that mainly fair weather will prevail across most parts of Sri Lanka today (16). Misty conditions are likely in certain areas during ... Read More


Sajith condemns alleged insult to Mihintale Chief Incumbent

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has issued a special statement condemning a Cabinet Minister's allegedly insulting remarks toward the Chief Incumbent of the Mihintale Rajamaha... Read More


President pledges a nation free of racism

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- A nation filled with national unity and free from racism will be established, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised. These remarks were made while attending the Thai Pong... Read More


Police extradite three fugitives from Dubai

Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Two alleged organised crime figures and a woman wanted for financial misappropriation were brought back to Sri Lanka early this morning (16) following their arrest in Dubai. The... Read More