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No investigation has confirmed that former Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody was involved in any corruption related to the substandardContinue Reading The post No probes found corruption: govt ministers defend Kumara Jayakody appeared…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed G.M.R.D. Aponsu as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Energy.  The letter ofContinue Reading The post President appoints new Secretary to the Ministry of Energy appeared first on Newswire.

  The government says it has withheld nearly Rs. 915 million in payments to a coal supplier due to concernsContinue Reading The post Govt says it withheld Rs. 915 million from coal supplier over quality concerns appeared first on Newswire.

The effectiveness of the reported US naval blockade of Iranian ports remained unclear during its first full day, amid conflictingContinue Reading The post Several ships cross strait and leave Iranian ports since start of US blockade…

Iran has taken back the 240 sailors who were under Sri Lanka’s care following last month’s naval incident. Sri LankanContinue Reading The post 240 Iranian Navy members depart Sri Lanka appeared first on Newswire.

US President Donald Trump has said that talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel andContinue Reading The post Trump signals restart of Iran talks within two days appeared first on Newswire.

Opposition MP Harsha de Silva has criticized the Sri Lanka Police’s emergency hotline system, drawing comparisons with the Suwa SeriyaContinue Reading The post Harsha contrasts Police 119 service with Suwa Seriya operations appeared first…

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and North-western provinces, and in theContinue Reading The post About 50 mm of rain expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today appeared…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday China had been an unreliable global partner during the Middle East warContinue Reading The post US treasury secretary says China ‘not going to be able to get their oil’ appeared first on…

Authorities have introduced special transport arrangements from today (15) to facilitate the return of passengers who travelled to villages forContinue Reading The post Special transport services begin today for Sinhala and Tamil New Year…