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Mini CARAT-2024 bilateral exercise concludes

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The Mini Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) bilateral exercise 2024 between the United States Pacific Fleet and the Sri Lanka Navy concluded on Friday, April 26. Mi... Read More


More Sri Lankan workers leave for Israel

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Nearly 2,771 Sri Lankans have left for Israel for lucrative jobs in the construction, agriculture and healthcare sectors during the past four months of this year, a senior official... Read More


Bishop Kirby de Lanerolle appointed General Secretary of IIADS

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The International Independent Apostolic Diocesan Synod (IIADS), under the governance of the Indian National Apostolic Diocese (INA), has promoted Bishop Kirby de Lanerolle as Gener... Read More


Calculators for 25 Nalanda College GCE/AL students

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Twenty-five students of Nalanda College, Colombo who had passed the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination-2022 from the engineering stream and gained university admission were given sc... Read More


Korea donates solar power panels to Paediatric Care Centre

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The Government of Korea last week donated a solar power photovoltaic system to Suwa Arana Paediatric Palliative Care Centre, Maharagama. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri... Read More


State Vesak festival in Matale

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The Government will hold the State Vesak festival in the Matale district. This year's Vesak festival will be on the theme, 'Let's not look at what others have done, but at what we... Read More


Dr. Nalin de Silva's funeral in California today

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The funeral of Dr. Nalin de Silva will be held in California, USA today, May 5. Arrangements have also been made to conduct a religious ceremony according to Buddhist rituals in Sr... Read More


GCE O/L exam begins tomorrow

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The GCE O/L examination will commence tomorrow, May 6 and conclude on May 15. About 452,979 candidates will sit the examination. Around 387,648 school students and 65,331 private ... Read More


Japan offers Sonar vessel to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Yoko Kamikawa, currently on a two-day official visit to the country, yesterday said Japan intends to rapidly resume its existing Yen loan projects... Read More


Provide legal support to workers: President tells officials

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed key officials and Departments to protect workers from potential lawsuits from plantation employers over the proposed increased wages. P... Read More