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PRESIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE DISCUSSES 2026 BUDGET PROPOSALS

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- A discussion on the pre-budget plan and development orientation for the 2026 budget proposals was held today (16) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the discussion, Preside... Read More


14 TEA ESTATE WORKERS HOSPITALISED AFTER WASP ATTACK

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Fourteen tea estate workers were hospitalised today (16), after a wasp attack in Agarapathana. Police report that nine workers from the Nallathanniya Estate in Agarapathana and ... Read More


SUSPECT LINKED TO SEVERAL CRIMES ARRESTED IN BAKKIYELLA

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Police have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in several crimes in the Rajagalathenna area of Bakkiyaella, Ampara. Police stated that four fake identity cards and two f... Read More


CHILAW - WELIHENA AT RISK OF SEA EROSION

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Residents of the area allege that the coastal strip in the Chilaw - Welihena area is at risk of severe erosion. A unique natural rock ridge runs parallel to the coastline from C... Read More


BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED WITH KUSH WORTH OVER MILLIONS AT KATUNAYAKE

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- A Sri Lankan passenger was arrested by airport customs at Katunayake Airport earlier today (16). He was attempting to smuggle in a large quantity of "Kush" drugs, valued at Rs. ... Read More


NEW LEGISLATION COULD ENABLE WOMEN TO DO NIGHT SHIFTS

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- In a decision set to reshape Sri Lanka's hospitality sector, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a crucial revision to the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment a... Read More


TOPLESS TOURIST GETS OFF WITH SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A Thai woman arrested for walking topless in the Arugam Bay tourist zone has been given a five-year suspended sentence by the Pottuvil Magistrate's Court after being produced bef... Read More


SRI LANKAN DELEGATION TO VISIT WASHINGTON FOR US TARIFF TALKS

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath announced today (15) that a delegation of Sri Lankan representatives is scheduled to depart for Washington on June 18 to engage in further... Read More


OVER 144,000 SRI LANKANS DEPART FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- From January to June 2025, a total of 144,379 Sri Lankan workers have gone abroad for employment, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). The bureau rep... Read More


SRI LANKA LAUNCHES "VANASPATHI" NATIONAL FOREST CONSERVATION PROGRAMME

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Sri Lanka today (15) launched the "Vanaspathi" National Programme, a long-term initiative aimed at conserving and protecting forest ecosystems, under the leadership of Minister o... Read More