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Tehran will never surrender, says Iran president

Sri Lanka, March 7 -- Iran's president said Saturday his country will never surrender, as its military continued to trade strikes with Israel, and aim retaliatory fire at a number of Gulf nations. Ma... Read More


Australian police probe suspected murder-suicide of Sri Lankan woman

Sri Lanka, March 7 -- A Sri Lankan woman has been found dead at a rural property in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, Australia, in an incident police are investigating as a suspected murder-suicide. Austra... Read More


SJB to move no-confidence motion against Energy Minister

Sri Lanka, March 7 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says it plans to submit a no-confidence motion in Parliament next week against Kumara Jayakody, the Minister of Energy. SJB MP Ajith P. Perera s... Read More


Sri Lanka and Vietnam to ink Science and Technology MOU

Sri Lanka, March 7 -- A special official meeting took place yesterday at the Ministry of Science and Technology between the Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Krishantha Abeyasena, and the ... Read More


Heat index expected to reach 'Caution' level tomorrow

Sri Lanka, March 7 -- The heat index-the temperature felt by the human body-could rise to a 'Caution' level in several areas tomorrow (8), according to the Department of Meteorology. This condition i... Read More


Does the CIA want to arm Kurds to spark an uprising?

SriLanka, March 6 -- The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, sources told CNN. From Iran's borderlands to Iraq's autonomous region and Syria's mi... Read More


Attack on US base thwarted

SriLanka, March 6 -- Qatar's defence ministry said on Friday that a drone attack on Al Udeid Air Base near Doha had been thwarted. Al Udeid is the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East and was a major... Read More


Gazette issued to dissolve Ceylon Electricity Board

SriLanka, March 6 -- The official gazette notification to abolish the Ceylon Electricity Board and replace it with six separate companies is now released. Energy Minister Kumara Jayakodi issued the d... Read More


Donald Trump calls on Iran forces to surrender

SriLanka, March 6 -- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has called on members of Iran's security forces to surrender, urging them to lay down their arms and support efforts to change th... Read More


Sri Lanka to maintain neutrality in Middle East conflict

SriLanka, March 6 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has confirmed that Sri Lanka will remain strictly neutral in the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, while continuing to uph... Read More