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Minister Lal Kantha speaks in a way that makes farmers forget their hardships. I Sri Lanka Latest News https://web.facebook.com/reel/936234619476886

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced a 12-hour water cut affecting Colombo and several surrounding areas tomorrow (04), from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Board stated that the interruption is due to essential maintenance work at...

Former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). According to reports, the arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities involving...

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the then Acting Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Welimada Police Station, Police Inspector Perera, violated the fundamental human rights of a citizen by behaving aggressively and using insulting and threatening language towards a lawyer who...

The three individuals — Attorney Rakhitha Rajapaksa, son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe; Charith Abeysinghe, former organiser of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Horana electorate; and Aruna Warusawithana, a former director of the Civil Aviation Authority — have now been...

Medical Students' Torchlight Protest Rocks Karapitiya

Furious farmers take to the streets in protest: Effigies of Lal and Namal beaten at junctions – “Damn it, to afford just one kilogram of fish caught from Padaviya Tank, we have to sell 8 to 10 kilos of paddy…”Sri...

Early findings of the pilot project: Post-shelter Economic empowerment programmes demonstrate positive results The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka with support from the Government of Canada, hosted a ‘Knowledge and Experience Sharing’ event today to showcase the...

The Central Depository System (Pvt.) Ltd (CDS) suspended the CDS accounts that were inactive for more than 15 years on 30thJune 2026 as per the CDS Circular No. 02-06-2026 dated 15th June 2026. During the implementation of the above suspension,...

Sri Lanka's ambassador to France, Remi Lambert, is a graduate in history and geography. He is likely aware of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous remark about the strategic importance of Trincomalee harbour. Napoleon stated that he who controls Trincomalee controls the entire...