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Speaker reaffirms his rejection of NCM against Deputy Defence Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (25) announced to Parliament that he is not in a position to accept the No-Confidence Motion submitted against Deputy Minister of... Read More


Minister Vijitha Herath holds talks with Maldives, Finland and Germany FMs

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has held bilateral talks with Ministers of several countries on the sideline of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembl... Read More


Agricultural Insurance Board disburses Rs. 1,669 mln to farmers

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has disbursed Rs. 1,669 million under the National Crop Insurance Scheme, providing support to 81,234 farmers cultivating paddy, ma... Read More


Iran, US signal possible easing in nuclear tensions

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Tehran and Washington signalled a possible softening in nuclear tensions on Wednesday (Sep 24), with Iran insisting it has no ambitions to build nuclear weapons and the US expre... Read More


Three dead and four injured in head-on collision between lorry and van in Thalawa

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Three individuals have died and four others have been injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a van in the Thalawa-Mirigama junction along the Kurunegala-Anuradhapura... Read More


Three dead, four injured in lorry-van collision in Thalawa

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A head-on collision involving a lorry and a van has resulted in the death of three persons in Thalawa along the Kurunegala-Anuradhapura main road, Police stated. Four others ha... Read More


Sri Lanka, UN discuss engagement of troops in peacekeeping operations

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A high-level United Nations delegation met the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence yesterday (24) to discuss enhancing collaboration in international peacekeeping missions and ... Read More


Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects western recognitions of Palestinian State

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The recent recognitions by some Western nations of a Palestinian state will not "bind Israel in any way," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. "A Pales... Read More


President meets Australian and Portuguese leaders in New York

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held bilateral discussions with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New ... Read More


UN chief stresses need to ensure human control of AI over use of force

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday stressed the importance of ensuring human control of artificial intelligence (AI) over the use of force. "Let us be clear: hu... Read More