2026

Opposition parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara has formally appealed to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), urging intervention in what he describes asContinue Reading The post Dayasiri appeals to Commonwealth Parliamentary…
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that the government will abolish the Value Added Tax (VAT) on school books, aContinue Reading The post VAT on school books to be scrapped – President appeared first on Newswire.
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The Sri Lanka Navy has successfully recovered Fast Attack Craft P 4447, concluding a multi‑stage emergency response that began afterContinue Reading The post Navy successfully salvages Fast Attack Craft P 4447 appeared first on Newswire.
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An 11-year-old Buddhist monk has died after drowning while bathing in the Heen Ganga in the Kaikawala area of Ududumbara,Continue Reading The post 11-year-old Buddhist Monk dies in Ududumbara Drowning appeared first on Newswire.
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Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it ‌doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the RedContinue Reading The post Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply appeared first on Newswire.
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Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage has set his sights on winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal after claiming the men’sContinue Reading The post Trophy Over Money: Rumesh Takes Home USD 150,000, Targets World Record appeared first on…
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A 43-year-old Ugandan national has been intercepted at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into SriContinue Reading The post Uganda to Colombo: Customs discovers unusual ‘inside baggage’…
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Heavy rain exceeding 100 mm is expected in several parts of Sri Lanka on Monday (14), as a low-level atmosphericContinue Reading The post Heavy rain above 100mm forecast for six provinces appeared first on Newswire.
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Sri Lanka has launched the first project under a programme aimed at adding 300 megawatts (MW) of solar power toContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka launches first project in 300MW solar power programme appeared first on Newswire.
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