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Third reading of 2025 budget passed with 114-vote majority

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The Third Reading of the 2025 Budget was passed in Parliament with a majority of 114 votes. A total of 159 members voted in favor, while 45 voted against the inaugural budget of... Read More


Cancer treatment disrupted at Karapitiya Hospital

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- The commencement of new cancer treatments using the radiation therapy machine at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has been disrupted due to a glitch in the radiation treatment p... Read More


Six suspects surrender over Weligama shooting

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Six suspects linked to the 2023 shooting near a hotel in Weligama surrendered to the Matara Magistrate's Court today. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission f... Read More


Huge fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the worl... Read More


Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, makin... Read More


Deshabandu Tennakoon transferred to Dumbara Prison

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- The writ petition filed by former Colombo Crimes Division OIC Anslam de Silva and six other suspects linked to the 2023 Weligama hotel shooting is scheduled to be heard at the C... Read More


SLAF training aircraft crashes in Wariyapola

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- A Sri Lanka Air Force K8 training aircraft crashed near Minuwangate, Wariyapola, after losing radar contact. Both pilots ejected safely, according to the SLAF spokesperson. Pub... Read More


Kirsty Coventry becomes first female and first African president of IOC

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Kirsty Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, making history as the first woman and the first African to lead the g... Read More


IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon to be produced in court today

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was remanded for one day after surrendering to the Matara Magistrate's Court, is scheduled to appear before the court again today. Tennakoon surre... Read More


LG election nominations close today

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The acceptance of nominations for the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections will conclude at 12.00 noon today, the Election Commission announced. Nominations for 336 LG insti... Read More