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Cashless digitized economy activated I became the first person to officially transact using UPI in Sri Lankaon February 12th 2024 . In the presence of three heads of states/governments. Leaders of India, Sri Lanka and Mauritius watched thetransaction and celebrated...

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the World Tourism Education Consultancy, in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye, orchestrated a Turkish Universities Promotion and Education Fair. The event was ceremoniously inaugurated by Dr. Susil Premjayanth, the...

Indian High Commissioner Mr Santosh Jha commented on the plan to develop Sri Lanka through Trincomalee. Sri Lanka Latest News He said that it is planned to provide cheap electricity from India to Sri Lanka and to develop tourism investment...

Government enterprises, established to serve the public welfare, national security, and economic stability, are crucial national assets. A letter, bearing the signatures of influential Tri chapter chief monks, has been dispatched to the President, highlighting widespread societal discontent with the...

US Ambassador Julie Chung in a tweet released states that 'the United States is here to be Sri Lanka's partner on its path to economic growth and prosperity' X message was released after she met with the Foreign Secretary Ms...

Formerly exiled billionaire freed six months into eight-year sentence due to age and health Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been freed on parole and returned home, six months after he was arrested on his dramatic return to the...

1988 Premadasa - Wijeweera - Vijaya 2024 Sajith -Anura The political animosity between Mr. JR Jayawardena and Mrs. Bandaranaike surpassed any other rivalry among opposing party leaders. During the 1970-1977 Samagi Peramuna government, Prime Minister Mrs. Bandaranaike went as far...

The Ceylon Electricity Board predicts that dry weather in Sri Lanka will continue limiting hydropower generation. CEB Spokesperson Noel Priyantha says that thermal power generation will increase to 63% due to this situation. He stresses the need to manage water...

Sri Lanka’s anticorruption framework is in the process of undergoing major changes with a systematic and formal set of rules to impose severe punishments for offenders to combat this menace. The government will be introducing a strong legal system and...

The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) project, which is constructing approximately 5.3 km of an elevated toll highway with related facilities between New Kelani Bridge (NKB) and Galle Face, has resumed following some issues...