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Registration begins for Vesak Dansals island-wide

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The registration process for Dansals (alms-giving stalls) scheduled for the Vesak Poya festival is now underway. K.P. Boralessa, President of the Sri Lanka Public Health Inspec... Read More


Liquor stores to close for Vesak

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- All liquor shops will remain closed on May 30 and 31 due to the National Vesak Festival. The Excise Commissioner General announced this decision via a statement. Following a C... Read More


Principal service competitive exam postponed indefinitely

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The competitive examination for recruitment to Grade 3 of the Sri Lanka Principal Service, originally scheduled for the 26th, is postponed until further notice. The Department ... Read More


Coastal line train services partially restored

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Train operations on the coastal line, which were completely disrupted due to a derailment this afternoon, resumed using a single track (down track). The Railway Department anno... Read More


Heavy rains forecast for several provinces

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Showers or thundershowers are expected to occur across many parts of the island tonight, according to the Department of Meteorology. The department stated that fairly heavy fal... Read More


Government characterizes finance ministry transaction issue as communication failure

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The problematic situation arising from financial transactions through the External Resources Department of the Ministry of Finance was not intentionally hidden by the government... Read More


Government rejects opposition allegations over finance ministry hacking claims

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The current administration should not be measured by the standards of past regimes, Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe stated while dismissing opposition allegations r... Read More


Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case fixed for June

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his grandmother, Daisy Forrest, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act will be ca... Read More


Exports dip 5.2% in March despite quarterly growth

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lanka's total exports, including merchandise and services, were valued at $1,467.31 million in March 2026, marking a 5.2% year-on-year decline compared to the same month in ... Read More


Worker remittances rise 26.5% in first quarter

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Remittances sent home by migrant workers surged 26.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Emplo... Read More