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Health Minister holds talks with Chinese ambassador

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr Nalinda Jayatissa held a meeting with the new Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Wei Huaxiang, at the Ministry of Mass Media yesterday (29). ... Read More


2027 Budget to be presented on November 12

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Sri Lanka's Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided that the appropriation bill for the financial year 2027 will be presented for its second reading, known as the budget... Read More


Govt reviews plans to phase out IMF-linked Aswesuma beneficiaries

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Government is reconsidering plans to remove nearly one million families classified as extremely poor and poor from the Aswesuma welfare programme, with Deputy Social Securit... Read More


US Army Pacific Deputy Commander arrives in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Lieutenant General Joel "JB" Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), arrived in Colombo today for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening mil... Read More


Upcountry Train Services to Resume Following Cyclone Restoration

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Sri Lanka Railways announced that train operations along the Upcountry Line connecting Colombo Fort, Peradeniya, and Gampola will recommence on October 2. Cyclone "Ditwah" caus... Read More


Motion requesting enforcement of Gnanasara Thera's prison sentence called before court

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- A motion filed by the Attorney General seeking an order to execute the prison sentence against Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera following the revocation of his presiden... Read More


India Airlifts Anti-Tuberculosis Medicines to Colombo

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- A consignment of approximately three tonnes of anti-tuberculosis medication arrived in Colombo aboard an Indian Air Force C-130J transport aircraft. Indian External Affairs Min... Read More


Foreign expert firm Deloitte Touche Tohma Tshu LLP was enlisted to recover stolen funds and digital assets from NDB bank

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- According to a notification issued to the Colombo Stock Exchange by National Development Bank PLC, an audit inspection conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP confirmed ... Read More


SDIG Ranmal Kodituwakku visited the CID today (29) to provide a statement

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Senior officials at the Criminal Investigation Department stated that this was to obtain a statement regarding an ongoing investigation into the discovery of a container holding... Read More


Arrest warrant issued for Gnanasara Thera

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Court of Appeal today issued an arrest warrant for Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera after he failed to appear in court. The bench directed the Inspector General of... Read More