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SL tourism rebounds with impressive May arrival surge

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector staged a robust recovery following a turbulent start to the year, outperforming global and regional competitors in May arrivals. Tourism arrivals in Ma... Read More


University of Peradeniya student expelled over drug haul

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- The university authorities took measures to cancel the student status and expel a student who was arrested by the police with a stock of drugs inside a University of Peradeniya h... Read More


Thundershowers across the island today

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya distr... Read More


Handunnetti recalls travelling without bus tickets to protest UNP

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Minister Sunil Handunnetti states that during the United National Party government, people travelled by bus without tickets to raise awareness against the White Paper brought by ... Read More


Fire breaks out at bakery in Wellampitiya

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- A fire broke out this afternoon (21) at a bakery in Wellampitiya town. Following reports of the incident, two fire engines from the Colombo Fire and Rescue Department were immed... Read More


Government to prioritise issues faced by families of the disappeared

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar says the government will treat the issues faced by families of missing persons as its own responsibilit... Read More


Moragahahena Sub Post Office robbed

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Police have launched an investigation into an incident where Rs. 474,000 was stolen after breaking into the Moragahahena Sub-Post Office. It has been revealed that the theft too... Read More


No change to GCE Advanced Level start date

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The 2026 GCE Advanced Level examination will commence on the scheduled date as planned. The Ministry of Education emphasised that there is no requirement to amend the previously... Read More


Monkey census data pending, crop losses continue

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Plantation Industries Ministry Secretary Gunadasa Amarasinghe says the ministry has not yet received the findings of the monkey census conducted recently at a cost of approximate... Read More


Telephone allowance added to officials' salaries, says MP Chandana

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Chandana Suriyaarachchi says that the Rs. 1,000 telephone allowance currently provided to officials will be incorporated into t... Read More