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Chemmani excavations temporarily halted

Srilanka, July 26 -- Excavation work at Sri Lanka's largest mass grave site has been temporarily halted once again to allow the forensic and excavation teams a necessary respite, following more than a... Read More


Six Tamil-speaking political parties seek meeting with the President

Srilanka, July 26 -- The recently formed common platform of six major political parties representing Tamil-speaking communities in Sri Lanka have requested a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissan... Read More


Torch of tradition

Srilanka, July 26 -- The traditional Avariya Pandama is carried out at the commencement of the 769th annual Perahera of the historic Upulvan Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya in Devinuwara. The centuries-old r... Read More


37th Sarasaviya Film Awards on September 9

Srilanka, July 26 -- The 37th'Prime - Sarasaviya Film Awards' organised by the 'Sarasaviya' cinema weekly of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (Lake House) will be held at the Nelum Pokuna prem... Read More


Don't trust home remedies and social media cures for dengue - Health Ministry

Srilanka, July 26 -- The Ministry of Health has drawn a clear line between professionally supervised Ayurvedic treatment and unverified home remedies, warning that reliance on social media "cures" suc... Read More


Parliament has the right to set policies on Judiciary - MP Lakmali Hemachandra

Srilanka, July 26 -- Independence of the Judiciary does not take away the right of Parliament to make policies on the Judiciary, National People's Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Lakmali Hemachandra told ... Read More


Exporters seek stronger US trade ties after tariff relief

Srilanka, July 26 -- Sri Lankan exporters welcomed the decision by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday (24) to reduce the proposed additional tariff on imports from S... Read More


SC Judges' retirement age extension proposal to Cabinet tomorrow

Srilanka, July 26 -- The proposal to extend the retirement age of Justices of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Court of Appeal (CA) by two years is to be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers tomorrow. ... Read More


Gem industry calls for reforms to revive exports

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Sri Lanka's gem and jewellery industry stakeholders are calling for further liberalisation through pragmatic tax reforms to unlock over US$1 billion in export potential, while ex... Read More


AI puts small nations on equal footing

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is dismantling the traditional foundations of global competitiveness, making low labour costs and large workforces less relevant while creating an un... Read More