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Sri Lanka

President AKD to visit China ahead of 2025 budget

President AKD To visit China ahead of 2025 budget President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China next...

Sri Lanka

President meets with FinMin officials to discuss vehicle imports

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held extensive discussions with officials from the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday (07) at the Presidential Secretariat with a...

Sri Lanka

India’s Marxist party wants NPP government to devolve power sans restrictions

A leading leftist party in India-Communist Party of India (Marxist) aka CPI (M) has called upon the Sri Lankan government to ensure the...

Sri Lanka

Foreign Ministry launches e-service to facilitate document attestation for overseas Sri Lankans

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath in partnership with the Registrar General’s Department launched the pilot project to facilitate overseas Sri Lankans to obtain certified...

Sri Lanka

Cabinet nod to pay compensation to 17 patients affected by eye surgeries

Cabinet Media Spokesperson Dr Nalinda Jayatissa said that the Cabinet has approved the payment of compensation to 17 patients who lost their sight...

Business

SLPA terminals handle 2.4Mn TEUs as Colombo Port achieves record growth in 2024

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) terminals have reached a historic milestone as of December 31, 2024, handling over 2.4 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent...

Lifestyle

What fan culture and mourning can teach us about grief

When a celebrity dies, there is often an outpouring of grief from their fans. This sense of grief can often be even stronger...

Sri Lanka

Rohingya refugees: Rishad urges AKD to reconsider deportation order

The leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) MP Rishad Bathiudeen has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to reconsider the decision taken...

Opinion

Impact of variations in births, deaths, and marriages (2019–2023) on Sri Lanka’s development

By A.R. Desapriya Statistical data on births, deaths, and marriages provide critical insights that guide policy decisions for national development.  These metrics reflect...

Politics

Even donations have become a major issue for NPP – Namal

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa says that donations have become a problem as some political parties are not favour of...