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President discuss pre-budget proposals for 2026 with officials

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has chaired a meeting this morning (11) at the Presidential Secretariat to review projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for th... Read More


President discusses pre-budget proposals for 2026 with officials

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has chaired a meeting this morning (11) at the Presidential Secretariat to review projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for th... Read More


ITAK calls for 'hartal' in North and East on Friday

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- A 'hartal' will be observed on Friday (15), in the North and East to protest against the alleged "brutality of the military", according to the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK).... Read More


Three including woman arrested with narcotics worth Rs. 2 million

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Three individuals, including a woman have been arrested in Karuvappankerny, Batticaloa with a stock of narcotics valued at around Rs. 2 million, police stated. Police have seize... Read More


Fatal 'rat fever' cases among children on the rise: Experts

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- The potentially fatal leptospirosis (rat fever) disease is currently on the rise, according to Dr. Deepal Perera, a pediatric specialist at the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital ... Read More


South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker o... Read More


Vietnamese national drowns in seas off Moragalla

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- A foreign woman who went for a swim at the Moragalla beach in Aluthgama has drowned and died, police noted. The deceased was a 48-year-old woman from Vietnam. It is reported th... Read More


Three injured after lorry crashes, catches fire on Southern Expressway

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- A lorry traveling along the Southern Expressway from Kottawa has crashed into a safety barrier in Kurundugahahetekma and caught fire, police stated. Police stated that the lorry... Read More


Governor General of Australia Samantha Mostyn concludes official visit to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- The Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn and her delegation who were on an official visit to Sri Lanka, departed the island, from the Bandaranaike International Airp... Read More


'Walas Kata' injured during escape attempt, admitted to National Hospital

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Thilina Sampath, also known as 'Walas Kata', has sustained injuries to both legs and one arm while attempting to escape from the Western Province North Crime Division. He is cur... Read More