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The fuel allowances of ministers and Members of Parliament remain unchanged. In response to the recent rise in fuel prices, an additional Rs. 80,000 is being added to their salaries. However, it has been two weeks, and the quota for...

Beira Lake in Colombo struggles with a strong smell, making visits unpleasant despite Clean Sri Lanka efforts.

Sri Lanka’s National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, MP Namal Rajapaksa, stated that the government must take the necessary actions within each available time frame. He made these remarks while responding to media questions at the party headquarters...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a phone conversation this week to accelerate energy sector projects agreed upon between the two countries, with particular focus on the joint venture to develop the Trincomalee oil tank...

A senior government source stated that although the Sri Lanka Navy assisted in bringing an ailing crew member from a Chinese research vessel anchored within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to shore, the vessel itself will not be permitted...

Former Director General of the Land Reform Commission (LRC), Liyanage Padmasiri, has acknowledged that a statement he made alleging that Kandy District MP Chamindrani Kiriella had illegally acquired 43 acres of land in Hantana, Kandy, was false. He has formally...

As shipments are cancelled and prices continue to surge, serious concerns have emerged over whether already ordered fertiliser stocks will arrive in time for the upcoming Yala season. The Maha season has already recorded a 10 per cent drop in...

Amid mounting global uncertainty and supply chain disruptions triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict, Sri Lanka has received a crucial lifeline from India to keep its fuel supply running. Following a high-level telephone conversation on March 24, 2026, between...

“Do you know that when the JVP bombed Parliament, the then National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali almost lost his life?” This question was posed by a senior veteran journalist who had covered parliamentary affairs during President J.R.’s era, speaking to...

Over the past few days, Chairman of the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee, S. M. Marikkar, who was on a visit to India, participated in a special interview with WION television. These are the responses given by the MP during that...