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 Nearly all communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka suffered damage to homes, roads and other critical infrastructure, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessment released on Wednesday, underscoring the scale of recovery needs and the...

In the election held today to appoint members to the Finance Committee of the Colombo Municipal Council, all five candidates nominated by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya-led opposition emerged victorious. The election also marked a notable outcome, as all candidates nominated...

The investor behind the Ambuluwawa Cable Car Project, regarded as Sri Lanka’s first cable car project, has decided to withdraw from the project. The investor, Amber Adventures (Pvt) Ltd of China, says this decision was taken due to obstacles in...

A prominent Sri Lankan businessman, Dudley Sirisena, says that the Rolls-Royce vehicle he recently purchased is a rare Phantom Centenary Edition, produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Rolls-Royce brand, with only about 25 such vehicles manufactured worldwide. In...

Drug use in the Kandy District has risen sharply in 2025 compared to 2024, according to Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of the Central Province, Lalith Pathinayake. He revealed that during a random inspection of three passenger buses...

A United Nations human rights report has revealed that conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka amounts to a serious violation of international law. The report states that the government must urgently take steps to publicly acknowledge past incidents of sexual...

The verdict in the case heard before the Gampaha High Court against 41 individuals accused in connection with the assault and murder of Polonnaruwa District Parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer, Jayantha Gunawardena, is scheduled to be delivered today...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that instead of an era in which rulers evaded responsibility by blaming disasters and pandemics, the country is now committed to rising again in the face of adversity and bequeathing a better nation to its...

It has long been a tradition for Chinese foreign ministers to visit Sri Lanka and hold discussions with a newly elected president. One year after Maithripala Sirisena assumed office, the Chinese foreign minister visited Sri Lanka and held talks with...

The Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and National Development Bank PLC (NDB) have partnered to increase the efficiency of dividend disbursement systems for companies listed on the CSE through...