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Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya announced in Parliament today that accommodation facilities will be provided for 16,000 university students under aContinue Reading The post Accommodation facilities for 16,000 university students – PM…

Sri Lanka has provided USD 1 million in humanitarian assistance to Nepal following the devastating Bhote Koshi River floods thatContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka officially hands over USD 1 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal appeared…

Sri Lanka has appealed to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to ensure that country‑specific mandates areContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka urges UN Rights Chief to conclude country‑specific mandates where…

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim injunction preventing the enforcement of a notice by the Director of CoastContinue Reading The post Court of Appeal halts removal of Wellawatta seashore restaurant appeared first on Newswire.

Two Sri Lankan businesswomen were arrested this morning at the Katunayake Airport while attempting to smuggle a stock of ‘Kush’Continue Reading The post Two Sri Lankans arrested at BIA with Rs. 53 Million worth of Kush appeared first on…

Importers affected by the continuing dispute over vehicles brought into Sri Lanka through cross-border Letters of Credit (LCs) have calledContinue Reading The post Cross-Border LC Dispute: Importers Call for Release of Nearly 1,000 Vehicles…

    Underweight bread has been detected at 54 establishments during a special islandwide inspection programme conducted by Sri Lanka’sContinue Reading The post Underweight Bread Found at 54 Establishments in Islandwide Raids appeared first…

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on a three‑day official visit to Sri Lanka, today signed three key Memoranda of UnderstandingContinue Reading The post India and Sri Lanka sign defence cooperation MoUs during Rajnath Singh’s visit…

A new report on artificial intelligence-generated content on Facebook has warned that synthetic personas and political deepfakes are emerging asContinue Reading The post AI-generated women and political deepfakes pose growing threat in Sri…

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has announced that administrative penalties will be imposed on individualsContinue Reading The post Bribery Commission warns of penalties for late asset…