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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has announced plans to raise public awareness about the significant losses incurred from importing substandard coal into the country, Sri Lanka Latest News reports. As part of this initiative, the party has organized its first...

The US Embassy in Sri Lanka announced that US Special Representative for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gore, arrived in Sri Lanka today (March 19) for an official visit. He is scheduled to visit both Sri Lanka and the Maldives...

The Indian High Commission and its Consulates in Sri Lanka organized a series of events during the holy month of Ramadan, celebrating the spirit of community and compassion. An Iftar reception was hosted by the High Commissioner of India, H.E....

The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) has assured the public that banks will continue to operate on all five weekdays as an essential service, despite the temporary measures introduced to conserve fuel and energy resources. Accordingly, banks will remain open...

Less than 24 hours after the government confirmed the assassination of Iranian Defense Chief Ali Larijani, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a special statement. In his message, the Supreme Leader expressed “deep regret” over Larijani’s death, describing...

Foreign media reports that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a special telephone conversation with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, amid the current regional unrest. During the discussion, the two leaders focused on the ongoing crisis situation....

A 240-foot Bailey Bridge on the Chilaw–Thoduwawa Road, connecting the coastal villages of Thoduwawa and Iranawila, was jointly inaugurated by Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna, Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, and H.E. Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of...

The Sri Lanka Army has returned a seven-acre plot of land in Wattakachchi, where Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader Velupillai Prabhakaran conducted key discussions during the war. The land, which belongs to the Department of Agriculture, includes several building...

   A 25-member delegation from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka visited India from 02nd to 06th March 2026 to participate in a specialised Training and Capacity-Building Programme on “Financial Frontiers – Innovation, Resilience and Internationalization”. The programme was organised...

The 10 TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters donated by the United States to Sri Lanka have now been dispatched, marking a significant development in bilateral cooperation. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States, Mahinda Samarasinghe, confirmed the development in a post...