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SriLankan Airlines issues clarification on 2024/25 financial performance

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- SriLankan Airlines today issued a clarification regarding the recent reports concerning the airline's financial performance for the financial year 2024/25. Sri Lanka's national ... Read More


Six Sri Lankan seafarers detained in Eritrea repatriated

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, in close coordination with the Sri Lanka Mission in Egypt and the Eritrean authorities, has successfully facilit... Read More


Landslide warnings issued for several districts extended

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Early landslide warning issued for several districts of the island owing to the prevailing heavy rain, have been extended. Accordingly, landslide warnings issued by the National... Read More


Committee on Public Finance approves 2026 Appropriation Bill

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has granted its approval for the Appropriation Bill for the year 2026, according to the Department of Parliament Communication. This appro... Read More


Sri Lankan Army refurbishes 76 unserviceable vehicles, saving Rs. 10 mln per month

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A total of 76 vehicles of the Sri Lanka Army that had been in long-term use and had become unserviceable have been fully restored to motorable condition and are scheduled to be a... Read More


Two arrested for soliciting bribe to offer job at Ports Authority

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A former official of the Fisheries Department and a staff member of former Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction Indika Bandaranayake have been arrested by officers of the ... Read More


Dental surgeons set to launch 24-hour token strike

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The Government Dental Surgeons' Association (GDSA) has declared an island-wide token strike on 06 November 2025, to protest against the "ongoing administrative collapse" within t... Read More


Appeals Court orders Customs to expedite probe into BYD motor capacity

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The Court of Appeal today ordered Sri Lanka Customs to promptly conclude the investigation into the motor capacities of BYD vehicles currently detained by customs. President of ... Read More


Govt's development agenda rooted in sustainability and human dignity - PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government's development agenda is rooted in sustainability and human dignity and that the Government aims to uplift every c... Read More


Weligama PS chairman's murder: Shooter a security forces deserter?

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka Police says that new information is emerging regarding the shooter involved in the recent killing of the Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, Lasantha Wickramasek... Read More