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A group including a young man who claimed to be the minister's son, who arrived in the middle of the defender vehicles while tens of thousands were waiting, brutally attacked a student who came to the class in front of...

The MP Mujibar Rahman has taken steps to give a letter to the Information Officer of the Petroleum Corporation to provide him with all the documents related to the transaction in order to investigate the alleged fraud in the importation...

In Sri Lanka, rice is more than a sustaining staple. It is an undeniable main character in its history and identity. My mother is a good cook. My father is just slightly better. That’s how my younger sister would always...

Unlike his predecessors, President Wickremesinghe has chosen to visit Japan in his first foreign traveling since he became the president on July 20 through a parliament vote. His predecessors, both Gotabaya Rajapaksa (2019-2022) and Maithripala Sirisena (2016-2022), visited India in...

A special event to commemorate India’s 75 glorious years of Independence was held on the sidelines of 77th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 24 September 2022. The event, held under the theme ‘India@75 Showcasing...

Validation Workshop on Integrated Management and Environmentally Sound Disposal of POPs, Pesticides, Mercury and Waste Having ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2005, Sri Lanka has taken many positive steps including the preparation and updating of the...

Lawyers outraged . A group of lawyers protested in front of the Aluthkade court complex against the designation of a high security zone around the Aluthkade court complex. The protesters demanded the immediate removal of the gazette from the high...

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Public Administration has noted that expressing opinions on social media by a public officer without following the proper provisions of the Establishments Code shall be consituted as an offense. A statement noted that such offense shall...

The Norwegian government is providing NOK 13 million (approx. Rs. 490 million) to the World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka to address food, nutrition and protection needs of...

According to a Bangladeshi media report, a direct container shipping route between Chattogram, Bangladesh and Dubai will be inaugurated, bypassing the Colombo Port.Imports from Dubai are now routed through Sri Lanka's Colombo port. In Colombo, the consignments are unloaded from...