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Veterinary shortage deepens as no new recruitment so far this year

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Sri Lanka's Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) has not recruited a single new veterinarian so far this year, worsening an existing shortage in the sector, official... Read More


Constitutional Council approves Priyantha Weerasooriya as IGP

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Constitutional Council has approved the nomination of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya as the 37th IGP of Sri Lanka, following a recommendation... Read More


Colombo to host India-Sri Lanka naval exercise

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The 12th edition of the annual India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2025 is scheduled to be held in Colombo from 14 to 18 August 2025. The exercise will be conducte... Read More


Cabinet approves floating solar projects

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Cabinet has approved plans to launch floating solar power projects in key reservoirs, aiming to accelerate Sri Lanka's renewable energy drive. Under the Renewable Energy Res... Read More


International Telecommunication Union has no record of SupremeSAT - Nalinda

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- There is no satellite registered under the name of Sri Lanka in the records of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency responsible for global c... Read More


About 62,000 public service recruitments approved: President

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the cabinet approval has been granted to urgently recruit about 62,000 individuals to fill essential vacancies in the public ser... Read More


Chandrika denies joining legal action over Presidents' Entitlements Act repeal

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has dismissed media reports claiming she joined other ex-presidents in challenging the repeal of the Presidents' Entitlements ... Read More


CSE closes on a positive note

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- By Almas Equities Research The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended today's trading session on an upbeat note, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) recovering from an early decl... Read More


CID launches further probe into bank accounts linked to Rs. 70Mn allegedly misused by Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga that a further investigati... Read More


Labour expert warns against importing Sri Lankan workers

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- A plan to bring in unskilled workers from Sri Lanka is not the right solution to the exodus of Cambodian labourers and it will backfire on Thailand in the long run, a prominent l... Read More