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Minister of Transport and Highways Bimal Rathnayake announced in Parliament on Tuesday (08) that construction on several new expressway projectsContinue Reading The post Work on multiple expressways to begin this year – Transport Minister…

MP Faiszer Musthapha has urged Parliament to expedite legislation banning social media use for children under 16, warning of severeContinue Reading The post MP Musthapha pushes Parliament to fast‑track under‑16 social media ban appeared…

A unique demonstration by a group of Sri Lankans living across Europe has drawn attention by urging foreigners to visitContinue Reading The post Unique demonstration in Europe promotes Sri Lanka tourism appeared first on Newswire.

The Irrigation Department has reported that the total water capacity stored in reservoirs across the country has dropped to aroundContinue Reading The post Reservoir water levels drop to 47% amid dry weather appeared first on Newswire.

The Colombo High Court today (07) ordered that the further examination of evidence in the corruption case filed by theContinue Reading The post Rs. 8.8M loss : Update on Kumara Jayakody corruption case appeared first on Newswire.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Eastern and Uva provinces and the PolonnaruwaContinue Reading The post Lightning advisory : Met Department issues red alerts for 7 districts appeared first on…

By Lucy McKernan  Seventeen years after the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the latest report by the United NationsContinue Reading The post UN finds little progress on justice in Sri Lanka – HRW appeared first on Newswire.

A landmark initiative to strengthen environmental journalism in Sri Lanka has been launched by Expertise France and the European Union,Continue Reading The post EU and Expertise France launch initiative to strengthen environmental…

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated that certain comments made on social media, particularly those targeting a child, a vulnerable personContinue Reading The post PM Harini stresses need for cultural citizens amid social media concerns…

The Select Committee of Parliament tasked with conducting a comprehensive study on Sri Lanka’s lack of preparedness to face CycloneContinue Reading The post Parliamentary Committee probes Police over Cyclone Ditwah preparedness appeared…