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Sri Lanka ups Corruption Index position

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- With a score of 35 out of 100, Sri Lanka has improved its position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, released by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, rising t... Read More


Dry weather to change tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The prevailing dry weather conditions are expected to change from tomorrow (12). Except for a few showers in the Ampara, Batticaloa, Monaragala and Hambantota districts, mainly ... Read More


Pakistan agrees to play India match after diplomatic discussions involving Sri Lanka, envoy says

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General (Retd) Faheem-ul-Aziz, paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ye... Read More


Verdict due today in Amarakeerthi Athukorala murder case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Gampaha High Court is set to deliver its verdict today (11)in the trial concerning the 2022 mob assault and murder of Polonnaruwa District MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his ... Read More


Canal road development project launched in Malabe to ease traffic

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Work on developing two canal bank roads linking Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha and the Arangala Bridge in Malabe commenced yesterday (10), aiming to improve traffic safety and red... Read More


Kassapa Thero and others produced in Trincomalee Court

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero and nine others, including the incumbent of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya, Venerable Kalyanawansa Tissa Thero, were produced bef... Read More


ADB's new Country Director meets PM

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Shannon Cowlin, the newly appointed Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Sri Lanka, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday (February 10) to ... Read More


12 sentenced to death in former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala murder case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar today (11) sentenced 12 suspects to death in the high-profile murder case of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his personal security offic... Read More


PM and EU delegation map out economic expansion

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) at the Prime Minister's Office yesterday (10) to strengthen the stra... Read More


Trinco Buddha statue incident: Balangoda Kassapa Thero and others granted bail

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Four Buddhist monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero, along with six other individuals, were granted bail by the Trincomalee High Court today (11). The ten suspects had b... Read More