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The Central Bank has decided to immediately launch an investigation into what it described as false, baseless, and legally unfounded statements made by Kasagala Green Plantation Company Director, Malwattage Ranjith Peiris, during an appearance on Independent Television. According to recent...

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is preparing to contest the 2029 Presidential Election as a candidate, according to party sources. Several individuals who spoke to the media following the UNP Working Committee meeting held last Thursday (11) confirmed this, stating that...

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Rohini Kaviratna has opened a party office in the Ratthota electorate of the Matale District. Notably, this marks the first time in 14 years that a political party office of this nature has...

A letter signed by opposition Members of Parliament has been handed over to the Speaker, highlighting the delay in appointing judges to vacancies in the Supreme Court and urging immediate action to fill those positions. The letter was submitted to...

Sri Lanka is set to develop four cities into brand cities, including Colombo, Kandy, Anuradhapura, and Kataragama. These cities are being positioned to become brand cities in this manner, similar to international models of city branding.

Paddy Harvest at Risk Without Fertilizer; Even the Limited Harvest Achieved Amidst Challenges Does Not Receive a Fair Price – ‘No Government Has Done Such a Thing Since Independence

The government has gazetted the draft bill to establish the Sri Lanka Chartered Professionals Media Institute. According to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, the bill appears to be an attempt to professionalize the media sector while effectively bringing it under state...

A discussion to assess the potential impact of the upcoming El Niño conditions and the preparedness plans of relevant institutions was held this morning (11) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The meeting was...

According to foreign media reports, El Niño, a major natural phenomenon associated with rising global temperatures and extreme weather conditions, has officially begun. The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that sea surface temperatures in the...

The Uva Province has the highest rate of malnutrition among children under the age of five in Sri Lanka, according to Dr. Wasana Marasinghe, a nutritionist at the Badulla Teaching Hospital. She made these remarks while addressing an awareness programme...