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Deputy FM Arun Hemachandra to attend EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial Forum in Belgium

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra is scheduled to leave for Belgium today (19), to attend the Fourth EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial For... Read More


Sri Lanka's manufacturing and services sectors expand in October

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Sri Lanka's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October 2025 recorded growth in both manufacturing and services sectors. The latest report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBS... Read More


Train services along upcountry line restricted to Nanu Oya due to derailment

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Train operations along the upcountry railway line are restricted to the Nanu Oya station due to a derailment, Sri Lanka Railways Department stated. Rail operations have been imp... Read More


All parties must work together to counter attempts to create ethnic tensions - President tells TNA MPs

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says he held a meeting with a delegation of Members of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), this afternoon (19) at the Presidenti... Read More


Low pressure area likely to intensify and near Sri Lanka's northern coast

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Department of Meteorology says that a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal around Saturday (November 22). This low pressure area may intens... Read More


Two arrested over foreign employment scams

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Authorities have arrested two individuals in connection with large-scale foreign employment scams, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) stated. A man who defrauded... Read More


US Congress approves release of Epstein files

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a... Read More


Education holds power to unite people politically, socially and economically - PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Education is a process of sharing collective knowledge and has the power to bring people together politically, socially and economically, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya st... Read More


Two night mail trains cancelled today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- Sri Lanka Railways announced that two night mail trains operating between Colombo Fort and Badulla railway stations will be cancelled today (19). This is due to a rockfall and a... Read More


ITAK MPs meet President for talks

Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held a special discussion with several parliamentarians and representatives of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK). The meeting was hel... Read More