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Northern Province Governor Nagalingam Vedanayagam has pledged that the government will continue investigations into enforced disappearance cases while ensuring justice and financial reparations for affected families, reaffirming a renewed state commitment to
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A devastating fire swept through the pharmaceutical warehouse of Jaffna Teaching Hospital early Saturday morning, destroying medicines and medical equipment worth billions of rupees, including life-saving cancer treatment drugs and other critical-care
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Sri Lanka’s leading print newspapers in Colombo have carried full-page advertisements linked to “Operation Sindoor,” appearing across English, Sinhala, and Tamil editions. The advertisements reference the 22 April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack,
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The following excerpts are adapted from the speech by General Secretary and President To Lam at the Sri Lankan Parliament. Sri Lanka holds a very special place in the historical memory and
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