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inhumanity destruction to a Reverends' meditation place Intolerance to the ' Ahimsa'Organized criminals backed by authorities at rampant As Buddhists we came across a very sad news on social media recently. This incident was reported from Sigiriya Pidurangala Siyambalankoratua forest...

Sri Lanka has joined the UK's new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). The Developing Countries Trading Scheme of the United Kingdom replaces the Generalised Scheme of Preferences of the United Kingdom (GSP). Over 80% of Sri Lankan export products will...

Former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is not using state funds for any expenses he makes abroad, The Government Information Department said in a statement. “All such expenses borne by the personal funds of the former President”- Government Information Department added. The...

-Sri Lanka's state of emergency imposed in the middle of last month will not be extended beyond this week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe's media office said on Tuesday, as protests against the country's economic devastation petered out. Lawmakers voted Wickremesinghe in...

Sri Lanka signed a seven-year agreement with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) for a total contribution of nearly US$ 2.1 million to improve the lives and means of subsistence of marginalised people in the country. K M M...

Wang Wenbin, Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, emphasises that the Yuanwang-5 ship's marine scientific research activities are in accordance with international law and international customary practise. Speaking to the media, the Spokesperson stated that China, as a friendly neighbour,...

Minister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera stated that the Paddy Marketing Board will start purchasing paddy from Wednesday (17) onwards. Accordingly, the Minister said that rice will be purchased at the following prices in line with Cabinet paper which was approved...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has withdrawn the mandatory requirement to convert service export receipts/proceeds, that are received in Sri Lanka on or after 12th August 2022. According to a statement by the CBSL, the measure has been...

The U.S. government, through its development agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is committed to accelerating clean energy to drive social and economic sustainable growth in Sri Lanka. On August 16, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy,...

Businessman Jonathan Martenstyn and swimming champion Julian Bolling have been summoned to the CID tomorrow (17), over July 9th Protests. The Criminal Investigations Department said that they are being summoned to record statements for the future investigation on the incident...