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Sri Lanka recorded 183,979 tourist arrivals in March 2026, a sharp decline compared to the same month last year.  TheContinue Reading The post Sharp decline in tourist arrivals for March 2026 appeared first on Newswire.

The National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) says customer deposits and operations remain unaffected after the bank identified fraudulent activityContinue Reading The post Rs. 380 million fraud probe: NDB issues clarification appeared first…

The Sri Lankan rupee remains steady against the US dollar across commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (03), compared toContinue Reading The post Dollar rate today : Selling rate remains unchanged at Rs. 318 appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath met with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko at the Ministry inContinue Reading The post Russian Deputy FM reaffirms oil, investment and tourism support for Sri Lanka…

Former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has agreed to pay a Rs. 25 million fine and withdraw his appeal in connection withContinue Reading The post Corruption case : Prasanna Ranatunga to pay Rs. 25 mn fine, appeal withdrawn appeared first on…

The Ministry of Industries and Enterprise Development says the news being circulated through various media networks targeting the coordinating secretariesContinue Reading The post Ministry of Industries denies false reports targeting…

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northwestern, Northcentral, and UvaContinue Reading The post Lightning advisory: red alert issued to 18 districts appeared…

The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has raised concerns that recent coal consignments suspected to be of inferior quality mayContinue Reading The post CEJ warns of mercury risks from substandard coal imports to Norochcholai appeared…

A Gazette notification has been issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake permitting the import of alternative rice varieties to addressContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to allow import of alternative rice varieties to address Samba…

Former MP Udaya Gammanpila says a fake version of his book is being circulated on social media, claiming it wasContinue Reading The post Gammanpila says Fake Version of his Book Circulated by CID appeared first on Newswire.