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MPs to wear pink tomorrow to mark breast cancer month

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- All MPs are expected to wear pink tomorrow in order to mark breast cancer month. This is in response to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne who made a request to that effect in Parliame... Read More


Contaminated Indian cough syrups: Is Sri Lanka at risk?

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- Deadly cough syrups recently linked to child deaths in India have set off alarm bells across the region, with Sri Lankan authorities on alert to keep unsafe medicines out of local ... Read More


Pakistan Hand ODI Captaincy to Star Pacer

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Pakistan have named a new ODI captain, taking over the reins from Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has been appointed as the new ODI captain, Pakistan Cricket Boar... Read More


Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu Makes Waves with 4 Wickets

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu produced a brilliant all-round display, starring with the ball to claim 4 for 42 against Bangladesh at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 202... Read More


Lanka Government Cloud back online after technical glitch

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said that technical issues which caused a recent disruption to the Lanka Government Cloud (LGC) services hav... Read More


President amends ministry portfolios through gazette notification

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued a Gazette notification amending the scopes, functions, departments, statutory bodies, and state corporations of several ministries fol... Read More


Japanese PM Ishiba's cabinet resigns

TOKYO, Oct. 21 -- Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned with his cabinet on Tuesday, marking an end to the administration that took office just over a year ago. At an extraordinary... Read More


Valvettithurai massacre survivors file USD 15 Mn reparations claim

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Survivors and relatives of victims of the 1989 Valvettithurai massacre have submitted a formal reparations claim to the Sri Lankan Office for Reparations, seeking USD 15 million ... Read More


Several train services cancelled following landslide on upcountry line

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Seven train services, including night mail trains, will be cancelled tonight due to a landslide on the Upcountry railway line, the Railways Department announced. The landslide, ... Read More


Nandalal Weerasinghe wins "A Grade" in global recognition

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has been awarded the "A Grade" by Global Finance magazine at the 2025 World's Best Central Bank Governors awards, hel... Read More