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Policy framework on digital transformation in education sector to be submitted to cabinet by March 2026

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Officials of the task force for digital transformation in education presented a plan, indicating that by March 2026, it is expected to submit the policy framework related to the... Read More


Heavy showers above 100mm expected in parts of the island today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Heavy falls of about 100 mm are likely a... Read More


President Anura Kumara, Pakistan PM agree to boost bilateral ties at UNGA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, reaffirming the longstanding good... Read More


President urges world leaders to commit themselves to building a safe world

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to commit themselves wholeheartedly to building a saf... Read More


President Anura Kumara urges world leaders to commit themselves to building a safe world for future generations

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to commit themselves wholeheartedly to building a saf... Read More


President Anura Kumara addresses poverty, corruption, education, global wars, drug trafficking and crimes during UNGA speech

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed poverty, corruption, education, sustainability, ethnic and religious diversity of country, condemnation of war, digital democracy, s... Read More


Philippines cancels classes, flights as new storm looms

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Philippines shut schools and scrapped flights on Thursday (Sep 25) as a fresh storm threatened to hit just days after a super typhoon killed nine people in the archipelago. ... Read More


Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya case

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader C... Read More


Tourist arrivals in September top 110,000

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A total of 111,823 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in September, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. According to data released b... Read More


Ex-Minister Manusha Nanayakkara summoned to Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Former Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara has been summoned to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABO... Read More