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SRI LANKAN AND INDIAN HEALTH MINISTERS DISCUSS BILATERAL HEALTHCARE COOPERATION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Health, Nalinda Jayatissa, has met with his Indian counterparts to discuss strengthening the bilateral healthcare partnership between the two nations. The... Read More


SRILANKAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY OFFERS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- SriLankan Airlines is celebrating its 46th anniversary on 1 September 2025 and has announced a series of special discounts and offers for its customers. As part of the anniversa... Read More


FORMER MP VEN. ATHURALIYE RATHANA THERA REMANDED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Former Member of Parliament Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera has been remanded until September 12 by the Nugegoda Magistrate's Court. The former MP appeared before the court t... Read More


GOVERNMENT TO PROBE FORMER PRESIDENTS FOR MISUSE OF STATE FUNDS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- In the wake of the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over the alleged misuse of state funds for a foreign trip, a government minister has stated that similar malpra... Read More


FISHING MINISTRY BANS INVASIVE FISH SPECIES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Ministry of Fisheries has announced that special regulations are being prepared under the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act No. 2 of 1996 to control invasive fish species. ... Read More


NEW DEPUTY CHIEF PRELATE APPOINTED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Deputy Registrar of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Thera has been appointed as the new Deputy chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter. Published by HT Dig... Read More


RATHNAPURA HOSPITAL STRIKE CALLED OFF

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A planned symbolic strike at Ratnapura Hospital, scheduled to begin today (28), has been called off, according to hospital sources. The strike was organized to protest the alleg... Read More


UN RAISES CONCERN OVER DETENTION OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Sri Lanka, Marc-Andre Franche, has expressed concern about the continued detention of a group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.... Read More


CORRUPTION LED TO LOSS OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC NEEDS, SAYS PM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated that the money lost to corruption in the past was the same money that could have been used to meet the basic needs of the country... Read More


US EMBASSY, CULTURAL FUND TO HOST EXHIBITION ON ANCIENT GODAWAYA SHIPWRECK

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The US Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Central Cultural Fund's Maritime Archaeology Unit are to host an exhibition and symposium to highlight the documentation and preservation of a... Read More