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Army Chief visits Parama Weera Vibhushanaya recipient's family, promises continuous support

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Army Commander Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne visited the family members of Captain U.G.A.S. Samaranayake, a recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (PWV), the highest ... Read More


First bridge of China Aid Emergency Post-Disaster Reconstruction in SL begins

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The groundbreaking ceremony for the first bridge of the China Aid Emergency Post-Disaster Reconstruction in Sri Lanka project was held in Gampaha on Sunday (1). Ambassador Wei Hua... Read More


UN 'Women, Peace, and Security' policies released in Sinhala and Tamil

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Coinciding with the 24th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which fell on October 31, an event to launch the unofficial Sinhala and Tamil translations of the ... Read More


Samurdhi banks to lead Sri Lanka's microfinance system

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- A proposal has been submitted for Cabinet approval to link more than 1,400 Samurdhi community-based banks across the country into an integrated microfinance banking system. Rural... Read More


President's Fund recognises outstanding 2025 G.C.E. A/Level students in Sabaragamuwa Province

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Sabaragamuwa Provincial programme to recognise outstanding students who excelled at the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, under the President's Fund initiative to honour... Read More


Sabaragamuwa DSs recognised for contribution to transforming President's Fund into People's Fund

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The 'Mehewara Passasum' recognition programme, honouring the highest-performing Divisional Secretariats in the Sabaragamuwa Province in 2025, under the initiative to decentralise ... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa demands accountability for deaths in custody

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Highlighting what he termed a persistent breakdown in the rule of law within Sri Lanka's detention facilities, SLPP Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has called for urgent acco... Read More


'Hasthi Sena' ops to protect elephants launched

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The countrywide 'Hasthi Sena' operation, aimed at protecting elephants from life-threatening dangers and minimising the human-elephant conflict, was launched yesterday (2) in the ... Read More


Liquidation of 33 defunct SOEs underway

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Ministry yesterday announced that the process to liquidate 33 selected State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which have remained inactive... Read More


Heavy rainfall above 75 mm likely in some parts of the country

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Showers or thundershowers are expected at times today(03) in the Southern and Uva provinces, as well as in the Ratnapura and Ampara districts, according to the Department of Meteo... Read More