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UN begins process to elect next Secretary-General

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The search for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations launched Tuesday, as member states were invited to send nominations to replace Antonio Guterres for the term start... Read More


Road leading to Somawathiya Chaitya closed due to floods

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Polonnaruwa District Disaster Management Unit has closed the Somawathiya-Sungavila main road from 4.00 p.m. today (26) due to inundation following the overflowing of the Maha... Read More


Ports Authority to provide Rs. 5 billion to the Treasury

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Sri Lanka Ports Authority is expected to provide Rs. 5 billion of its profit to the Consolidated Fund. Following the new government taking office, the Ports Authority has re... Read More


Flood warning issued for low-lying areas in Kumbukkan Oya Basin

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Department of Irrigation has issued a warning of a potential flood situation in low-lying areas along Kumbukkan Oya Basin. Accordingly, the warning issued at 4.00 pm today (... Read More


LC openings drop as pent-up demand for vehicle imports declines - CBSL chief

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that a large number of Letters of Credit (LCs) were opened this year due to "pent-up demand" following the lifting... Read More


UN chief calls for end to unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- Statehood for the Palestinians is a right, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, while reiterating the call for an end to the unlawful occupation of the Palestinian... Read More


Budget 2026: Expenditure heads of Ministries of Industry, Science and Technology and Digital Economy to be debated today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The expenditure heads of the Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Digital Economy are scheduled to be debated in Parliame... Read More


Very heavy showers above 150 mm likely in some areas today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Department of Meteorology says the low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located south of Sri Lanka at around midnight and it is likely to intensify into a d... Read More


Flood warning issued for low-lying areas in Heda Oya Basin

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Department of Irrigation has issued a warning of a potential flood situation in low-lying areas along Heda Oya, for a period of 48 hours from 3.30 pm today (26). The likelih... Read More


Ex-SJB councillor and 6 others remanded over Tangalle narcotics seizure

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court today (26) ordered that seven suspects arrested in connection with the smuggling of nearly 376 kilograms of heroin and crystal methamphetamine (com... Read More