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SUPREME COURT TO HEAR PETITIONS CHALLENGING THE DIGITAL ID PROJECT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court has ordered two petitions filed by former minister Wimal Weerawansa and other parties, which seek to invalidate the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India... Read More


META DIGITAL GOVERNMENT DAY SUMMIT TO BOOST DIGITAL SKILLS OF STATE WORKERS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- In partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Meta launched a Digital Government Day program to upskill medi... Read More


SRI LANKA TOURISM TO LAUNCH NORDIC ROADSHOWS IN SEPTEMBER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau is set to conduct a series of roadshows across the Nordic region, from the 8th to the 11th of September 2025. The aim of these events is t... Read More


BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION REFUTES CLAIMS OF HIGH COMMISSIONER ATTENDING COURT HEARING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The British High Commission in Colombo has publicly denied inaccurate reports that its High Commissioner, Andrew Patrick, was present at a court hearing for former President Rani... Read More


OPPOSITION LEADER SEEKS PRINCE WILLIAM'S SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, has formally asked Britain's Prince William to help with the country's elephant conservation efforts. He warned that the ... Read More


CEB EMPLOYEES CAN APPLY TO ANY OF THE FOUR RESTRUCTURED COMPANIES FROM TODAY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board, or CEB, has been restructured into four companies under the provisions of the new Sri Lanka Electricity Act. According to the Ministry of Power and... Read More


ONLINE SYSTEM PLANNED FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku announced that plans are underway to introduce an online system for issuing medical certificates required t... Read More


COLOMBO MAGISTRATE ORDERS CID PROBE INTO CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- A Colombo Magistrate today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to initiate an investigation against individuals who have made statements deemed insulting to the j... Read More


THREE DEAD, INCLUDING TWO SCHOOLCHILDREN, IN KULIYAPITIYA COLLISION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Three people, including two schoolchildren, were killed in a horrific head-on collision between a school van and a sand-filled tipper truck this morning near the Wila pala Bridge... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENT RANIL WICKREMESINGHE ADVISED TO UNDERGO URGENT HEART SURGERY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been advised to undergo urgent heart surgery, according to Dr. Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital. Speak... Read More