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LocalTags: Print EditionThe President requested the political leaders to dedicate themselves to build the country, during the launching ceremony of the Hyundai Grand i10 car, assembled for the first time in Sri Lanka at the Colombo City…

LocalTags: Print EditionSpeaker, Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, today (Feb. 10) announced in Parliament the list of members nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve in the Committee on Public Finance in the fourth session of the…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Ministry of Education has announced that the deadline for applications for the teaching examination for graduates who are under the age of 40 has extended till the 17 February (2023). According to the relevant…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lankan Embassy in Turkey states that 16 Sri Lankans affected by the Turkish earthquake have been identified and 15 of them are safe. Mrs. Paboda Perera, consular officer of the embassy, says that one Sri…

LocalTags: Print EditionGeneral Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan, met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President's Office this morning (10) during his three-day official visit to Sri Lanka.…

LocalTags: Print EditionA ceremony was held at the Gangaramaya Temple to invoke blessings on the people of Türkiye and Syria today presided by Dr Kirinde Assaji Thera, Ambassador to Türkiye Demet Şekercioğlu, Secretary to the President Mr.…

LocalTags: Print EditionA tremor of magnitude 3 in the Richter scale reported in Buttala, Wellawaya area. Disaster Management Centre says not to panic as there is no danger.   Friday, February 10, 2023 - 13:24

LocalTags: Print Edition  The International Monetary Fund said its approval for a $2.9 billion loan to bail out crisis-riddled Sri Lanka will depend on the island nation securing assurances on debt relief from its bilateral creditors. “Sri…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Supreme Court today (10 January) held that there is no necessity toissue a writ of mandamus against the Election Commission to hold elections, as the Commission has already pledged to conduct the local government…

LocalTags: Print EditionWrit application by the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) against the Ceylon Electricity Board was rejected by the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka today (10 January), without a further hearing. PUCSL filed the writ…