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Rooftop solar power generation in Sri Lanka has exceeded 750 megawatts by the middle of February 2024, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) media spokesman Noel Priyantha said on Wednesday. Priyantha added that Sri Lanka has great potential in solar, wind and...

The 14th round of negotiations between Sri Lanka and India on the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) is scheduled to be held during the first week of March in New Delhi.  In addition, the sub-committee on conflict solving and...

The Meteorology Department has issued a 'Caution' level heat warning for select areas in the North-Western province and districts of Gampaha, Colombo, Hambantota, and Moneragala. As per the Heat Index Advisory from the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre, the heat...

In January, Sri Lanka experienced a significant inflationary uptick, with a year-on-year expansion of 6.5 percent, largely attributed to price hikes across various sectors due to the impact of a higher Value Added Tax (VAT) and disruptions in the supply...

Sri Lanka is grappling with increased water consumption as dry and hot weather conditions grip the nation.  Anoja Kaluarachchi, Deputy General Manager of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB), has urged the public to use water sparingly due...

Video of the United States representative has gone viral after he clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in Washington. Muslims, Democrats and social media users expressed their displeasure on Wednesday with remarks made by Republican Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee, who responded to...

President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB” at a public fundraising event Wednesday in California. “We have a crazy SOB like that guy Putin, and others, and we always have to worry about nuclear conflict,...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said today it had exported tea worth US$20 million (RM95.88 million) to Iran to partially repay its US$251 million oil debts, with Colombo saying Tehran’s visiting foreign minister had expressed “satisfaction” at the deal. “So far US$20...

Homagama High Court Judge Mr Nimal Ranaweera has issued an order today (21) to return the vehicles said to belong to Welivita Sudda to the Illegal Assets Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department. Sri Lanka Latest News Those are...

The Water Supply and Drainage Board has issued a circular stating that water charges will be charged from government schools from last month. (Sri Lanka Latest News) So far no water fee was charged from the schools and free water...