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• Sri Lanka Faces Looming Disaster with High Antibiotic Consumption – Minister

  Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced plans to streamline the process of drug importation and prescription by implementing... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2024

• Pathirana Arrives After 7,000 Km Bike Journey to Kashmir from Dondra

  Sri Lankan cyclist Sugath Pathirana returned to the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, on the morning of December 27 after completing a... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2024

• Former SLPP MP Ellawala Quits SJB and Politics

  

  Former SLPP Member of Parliament Lalith Ellawala yesterday (27) announced his decision to quit politics expressing his disappointment with the current state of... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2024

• India Declares Seven Day Mourning, State Funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh

  India lost its foremost thinker and architect of its new economy in former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late night on Thursday. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2024

• Chinese Navy Hospital Ship Peace Ark Strengthens Bilateral Ties Between Two...

  The Chinese Navy Hospital Ship Peace Ark is currently anchored at Colombo Port, providing free medical treatment and examinations to the people of Sri Lanka.... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2024

• Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Has Died at the Age of 92

  . Singh was one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered the architect of key liberalising economic reforms, as premier from 2004-2014... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• Remembrance of Victims from TSUNAMI in Peraliya Commemorated

  Twenty years since “TSUNAMI”, the worst disaster country has ever faced, held some commemoration ceremonies all over the island today. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• Sparkling Christmas Carol Service at Sri Lanka Parliament

  Under the guidance of the Hon. Speaker, the staff of the Parliament of Sri Lanka organized a sparkling Christmas Carol Service for the children of the Staff... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• New Chairman Appointed for the SLRC

  

  Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupawahini Corporation. The appointment have been made by the Minister of Health and... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• Instructions from Acting IGP to Night Time Inspection Officers

  Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has directed all police officers conducting nighttime vehicle inspections to wear reflective... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• ”Silence the Sounds of Arms and Overcome Divisions” – Pope Francis

  Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ”to silence the sounds... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• Sri Lanka is Ready to Welcome Its Two Millionth International Visitor of the Yea...

  The Ministry of Tourism announced that Sri Lanka is ready to welcome its two millionth international visitor of the year today (December 26). Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• Today (Dec. 26) Marks the 20th Anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami

  A two-minute silence was observed across Sri Lanka today (December 26) from 9:25 a.m. to 9:27 a.m. to honor the memory of those who perished in the 2004... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2024

• IRD Report Sought on Excise Permit Holders

  

  Excise Commissioner General Udaya Kumara Perera has notified the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to submit a report on licensed excise permit holders who have... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2024

• Cardinal Exhorts His Flock to Place Spiritual Values Over Material Shallowness

  “Today an atmosphere has arisen in which humanity is measured by selfish human yardsticks such as wealth, power, social status and contribution to the productio... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2024

• LKI – ICRC Seminar Discusses Contemporary Challenges Concerning AI and Autonomou...

  The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI), in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024

• For the First Time in History, Stock Market Crosses 15,000-point Mark

  

  In a landmark achievement for the Sri Lankan stock market, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange exceeded 15,000 units at 10:24 a.m.... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024

• Licence Ready, Starlink Has Yet to Submit an Application for Importing the...

  Starlink, the satellite division of SpaceX owned by Elon Musk, has been granted a license to operate in Sri Lanka. However, the company has yet to submit an... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024

• Meeting Between Prime Minister and ADB Country Director on Educational Reforms

  The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, met with Mr. Takafumi Kadono, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sri Lanka Resident... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024

• Gem and Jewellery Industry Needs to Tap African, ME and East Asia Markets

  

  Sri Lanka has not paid due attention to the African, Middle East and East Asia markets which have a huge demand for gem and jewellery products, Minister of... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2024