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Minister Vijitha Herath meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Minister Vijitha Herath met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today (12) during Minister Wang Yi’s official visit to Sri Lanka,...
Sri Lanka Navy arrests Indian fishermen for illegal fishing off Delft Island
The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 10 Indian fishermen and seized their fishing vessel on 13 January for allegedly engaging in...
India launches restoration of Northern Railway Line under $5 m grant
Restoration work on Sri Lanka’s Northern Railway Line was formally launched on 11 January under a $5 million grant from...
Norochcholai unit restored, power yet to be fed into grid
A generating unit at the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant that was taken offline for scheduled maintenance has been restored...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Makes Brief Stopover in Sri Lanka
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning (12), departed the island later in the...
Wimal Weerawansa Launches Satyagraha Against New Education Reforms
Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa today launched a satyagraha protest demanding the withdrawal of the proposed education reforms and the resignation...
AG’s Department split over possible charges against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe
The Attorney General’s Department is reportedly divided over whether to file indictments against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in connection with...
Journalist and YouTuber Darshana Handungoda Passes Away
Journalist and Social Media Activist Darshana Handungoda Passes Away at 55Darshana Handungoda (55), a journalist associated with the popular YouTube...
Minor Tremor Reported in Ditwah-Hit Ududumbara
A minor earthquake struck the village of Dewahandiya in the Ditwah-hit Ududumbara area of the Kandy District at around 5.05...
Mobile Drug-Testing Buses to Screen Drivers Nationwide Under New Law
A new programme has been launched under which the National Transport Medical Institute and the police will jointly conduct on-the-spot...
