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Sri Lanka's exports top US$13.6 Bn in first nine months

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Sri Lanka's export earnings rose 5.04% year-on-year to US$13.61 billion in the first nine months of 2026, supported by growth in merchandise and services exports, with electrical... Read More


Minister highlights new investment opportunities ahead of SL EXPO 2027

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Sri Lanka made a direct pitch to British investors at a special Business and Investment Forum in London, presenting the island as a stable, reform-driven economy ready for deeper... Read More


Sixty percent of SLPP electorate-level branch committees established - D.V. Chanaka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Over 60 percent of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna's (SLPP) electorate-level branch committees nationwide have now been established under the guidance of National Organiser MP Na... Read More


Proposed laws threaten FR, Opposition reiterates

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa during a consultation with foreign diplomats and representatives of international organisations at his office in Colombo on Sunday raised serio... Read More


Public servants briefed on next steps of Prajashakthi Movement

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- A programme to brief District Secretaries, Divisional Secretaries and District Planning Directors on the next steps of the Prajashakthi National Movement was held at Temple Trees... Read More


Any Police officer in uniform can enforce traffic rules, spokesman says

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Police Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler stated that any single Police officer who is on duty, wearing the official uniform, is authorised to make a traffic detection and take legal ac... Read More


Temple elephant kills man

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- A 34-year-old unmarried tour guide, Piyasantha Jayalath, residing in Middaramulla, Ahungalla, was killed yesterday (26) after he was attacked by an elephant at the Kande Viharaya... Read More


All schools closed today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- All schools countrywide will be closed today (27) as a precautionary safety measure due to the prevailing adverse weather experienced across the country. The closure will apply ... Read More


President commends Lula da Silva's victory

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his electoral victory, while hailing it as a sign that the people cann... Read More


Assistant Scout Commissioner Munasinghe passes away

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Sashik Anushan Munasinghe, the Assistant National Headquarters Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Scout Association and the Assistant Director of Archaeology for the Batticaloa and Am... Read More