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The Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all principals, instructing them to minimize expenses when organizing school festivalsContinue Reading The post Schools told to avoid burdening parents with event expenses appeared first…

JXG, the financial conglomerate comprising Janashakthi Insurance PLC, First Capital Holdings PLC, and Janashakthi Finance PLC, announced that its InitialContinue Reading The post JXG IPO oversubscribed on opening day, raises Rs. 5 billion…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has renewed calls for independent and transparent investigations into the Easter Sunday bombings, stressing that sevenContinue Reading The post Sajith calls for transparent investigations into Easter…

South Korea’s BTS K-pop supergroup launched its global concert tour on Thursday with the first of three concerts at GoyangContinue Reading The post BTS kicks off massive ‘Arirang’ reunion world tour appeared first on Newswire.

The Ranaviru Seva Authority on Thursday (09) distributed electric wheelchairs to war-disabled veterans under a government-funded initiative. The programme, heldContinue Reading The post Ranaviru Seva Authority funds electric wheelchairs for…

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has called on the government to withdraw recently tabled amendment bills related to anti-moneyContinue Reading The post CPA urges Govt to withdraw AML/CFT bills, make way for consultative process…

Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission spoke ofContinue Reading The post NASA Artemis II astronauts prepare to end moon mission in ‘fireball’ re-entry appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka qualified for the final of the Asian Games hockey qualifying tournament after defeating Indonesia 3-2 in the secondContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka reaches final of Asian Games 2026 hockey qualifiers appeared first on Newswire.

The ultra-luxury cruise ship Silver Dawn arrived in Galle (09) carrying 596 tourists and 411 crew members, bringing the totalContinue Reading The post Ultra-luxury cruise ship Silver Dawn arrives in Galle with over 1,000 onboard appeared…

The cost of preparing a traditional “kevili” table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has increased by 7% inContinue Reading The post New Year kevili table cost up 7% in 2026 appeared first on Newswire.