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Sri Lanka, ADB sign USD 3mn grant for food security irrigation project

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Grant Agreement for the Transforming Irrigation Systems for Improved Food Security Project was formally signed today (19) at the General Treasury, Colombo, between the Govern... Read More


BASL expresses concern on Mayor interfering legal proceedings

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has hit out at the Mayor of Kaduwela, Ranjan JayalalPerera, following reports that he obstructed a lawyer during a public inquiry. The professio... Read More


Archchuna complains over Parliament food

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- Jaffna District Independent Member of Parliament, Dr. Ramanathan Archuna, raised a point of order in Parliament today (19), expressing his strong dissatisfaction with the quality... Read More


More budgets in NPP-controlled LG bodies defeated

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The 2026 budget for the Ratnapura Municipal Council, which is held by the National People's Power (NPP), was defeated for the second time today (19). According to local reports,... Read More


Padme's confession leads to recovery of firearm and ammo

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today (19) that a pistol-type firearm, two T-56 magazines, and seventy rounds of T-56 ammuniti... Read More


Flood warning for Mahaweli River Basin extended

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has officially extended the flood warning for low-lying areas in the Mahaweli River basin for another 24 hours, effective from tonight (19). ... Read More


Travel restrictions for small vehicles on Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa Road

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Police Media Division announced significant disruptions to traffic on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa main road due to prevailing adverse weather conditions. As a safety precauti... Read More


Main line train services between Badulla and Ambewela to resume

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure has announced that train services on the Main Line between Badulla and Ambewela will officially resume tomorrow (20). Th... Read More


Two Sri Lankan fishing vessels detained in Maldives

Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- The Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) detained two Sri Lankan fishing vessels in the seas near Kelaa Island in the Haa Alifu Atoll. Authorities conducted the operation base... Read More


Floods devastate Sri Lanka's agriculture sector, reports FAO

Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- New data from the Department of Agriculture, compiled with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), highlights the extensive scale of damage caused to Sri Lanka'... Read More