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9-hour water cut in Colombo on Thursday

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 9-hour water cut in Colombo on Thursday, September 18. Water supply will be suspended from 10:00 a.m. to 7:... Read More


Cabinet approves obtaining additional funds to purchase paddy in Yala season

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The government has allocated Rs. 6,000 million for the programme to purchase paddy for the 2025 Yala season, and the Paddy Marketing Board has already purchased 43,891 metric to... Read More


President to sign Rs. 1.94 Bn Japanese grant agreements during state visit

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to sign key bilateral agreements during his upcoming state visit to Japan, securing a total grant of 963 million Japanese yen (approxim... Read More


Cabinet approves amending laws to enable Sri Lankans overseas to cast their votes

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government to take action to appoint a committee to study ... Read More


Namal meets Indian High Commissioner

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa met with Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha in Colombo, where the two discussed ongoing developments in both countries an... Read More


Govt to resume Gatambe flyover construction

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The government has approved the completion of ground-level roads using local funds through the current contractor and the resumption of construction work on the Gatambe flyover.... Read More


HDA officer arrested in Pitigala over Rs. 50,000 bribe

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- A Housing Development Authority (HDA) technical officer was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly accepting a bri... Read More


"I don't arrange people to visit me" - Maithripala

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Referring to the large crowd that gathered to see former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as he was leaving his Carlton House residence, former President Maithripala Sirisena said he... Read More


Sunil Watagala denies allegations of purchasing luxury residence

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala denied allegations circulating on social media that he had purchased a luxury residence at the Cinnamon Life complex. In a sta... Read More


Rasamanickam raises concern over Mylathamadu Farmers' protest

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has expressed concern over the continuing farmers' protest in Mylathamadu, Batticaloa, which entered ... Read More