As reported earlier today, the United States has pledged $17 million to modernise digital operations at the Port of Colombo. In a subsequent statement, US Ambassador Eric Meyer outlined the commercial rationale
A report of unidentified flying objects hovering near a shrimp farm in Sri Lanka has ignited fresh debate among scientists and the public, after a senior physicist confirmed that unusual aerial phenomena
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‘With thieves…’‘Thieves and lies…’‘Carithe horu aran…’‘A new thief is needed…’‘There is no way without thieves…’ This wave of political drama became popular in Sri Lanka after the 2015 presidential election. The reason
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China was foremost among the countries that condemned the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The Chinese Foreign Minister recently made a transit visit to Sri Lanka, during which he held bilateral discussions with
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The Colombo Wax Museum officially opened its doors to the public yesterday at Arcade – Independence Square, offering a unique and immersive experience for visitors eager to see lifelike representations of famous
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The Gangodawila Magistrate has ordered the remand of the owner of the Maharagama Rainbow Manpower Foreign Employment Agency until February 13, following allegations of a large-scale foreign employment scam involving promised jobs
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Sri Lanka’s Police Department is currently facing a severe shortage of approximately 32,000 officers, Inspector General of Police Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya revealed yesterday. Addressing the issue, the IGP stated that immediate steps
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A fresh political controversy has erupted over the operation of the Norochchola Coal Power Plant after Member of Parliament Ajith P. Perera disclosed alarming findings following an inspection tour of the facility.
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An investigation has been launched into a school principal in Sri Lanka’s Central Province over the premature release of Grade 10 third-term examination question papers, according to Central Provincial Director of Education
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Sri Lanka’s long-postponed Provincial Council elections remain stalled amid what the Election Commission describes as a complete lack of response from the Presidential Secretariat, despite repeated written requests to resolve the legal
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A decisive meeting of Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council is scheduled to take place today, January 30, within the Parliamentary complex to discuss the appointment of a new Auditor General, a position that
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Sri Lanka is facing a steadily growing cancer crisis, with around 100 new patients being diagnosed every day and approximately 40 cancer-related deaths recorded daily, according to the National Cancer Control Program.
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The U.S. Embassy in Colombo this week welcomed a team of engineers and medical professionals from the Montana National Guard as they worked alongside Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre and other government
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Several cases of the Nipah virus have recently been identified in the Indian state of West Bengal, raising regional concern, but the World Health Organization has not recommended any international travel restrictions.
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A few months ago, he made headlines as the “First Sri Lankan to win the US Navy SEAL Commando Trident badge.” Lt Koyan Chamitha of the elite Special Boats Squadron (SBS) achieved
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Sri Lanka has unveiled a comprehensive five-year National Strategic Action Plan to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking, signaling a renewed and strengthened commitment to eliminating trafficking in all its forms and improving
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