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Distribution of rice for school meal program gets underway

The distribution of 735 metric tons of rice, provided by the World Food Program (WFP) for the 2024 school meal program commenced today, (19) at the...
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IMF ready to assist Lanka in bondholder talks amid debt restructuring challenges

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its readiness to assist Sri Lanka in its negotiations with international bondholders, according to a Reuters report. An IMF...
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Injunction against Sirisena as SLFP Chairman extended

By A.J.A Abeynayaka and Rathindra Kuruwita The Colombo District Court yesterday (18) extended the interim injunction preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman...
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SL scientist joins NASA’s simulated Mars mission at Johnson Space Center

Sri Lanka’s Piyumi Wijesekara is among the crew of four volunteers, selected by NASA, to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at...
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Bangladesh High Commission says …

Apropos our news items (in The Island of 18 April) “Australia-based doc alleges her flat illegally occupied by diplomatic mission employee”, the High Commission for the...
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Govt. publishes new electricity Bill, aiming at sector reform and private participation

Unions call it ‘disastrous’ Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara announced on Thursday (18) that the proposed reforms to the electricity sector, titled the ‘Sri...
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Heart attacks number one cause of death in govt. hospitals

By Rathindra Kuruwita Health officials have reported that Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) was the leading cause of death in government hospitals from 2010 to 2020. IHD,...
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Sri Lankans rescued from cyber scam compound in Myanmar safely repatriated

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Sri Lanka Missions in Myanmar and Thailand has facilitated the repatriation of eight Sri Lankans who were trafficked...
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Sri Lanka Army Announces one-month general amnesty for AWOL personnel

The Ministry of Defence has instructed the Sri Lanka Army to offer a General Amnesty period from April 20 to May 20, 2024, for all military...
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COLOMBO YOUNG MEN’S BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION BUDDHIST PANEL DISCUSSION IN ENGLISH

The next Buddhist Panel Discussion in English of the Colombo YMBA will be held on Sunday 21st April 2024 from 9.30 am to 11.05 am in...
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TISL files FR petition over human immunoglobulin and other controversial medical supplies

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) filed a Fundamental Rights Application (SCFR/ 99/2024) at the Supreme Court on 16 April 16, highlighting the serious ramifications on the...
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Two elderly women found dead under suspicious circumstances in Kalutara

Two elderly women were found dead inside a house in the Isuru Uyana in Kalutara South.The Kalutara-South Police received a report from the 119 Police Information...
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About 90% of SL youth under 25 want to go overseas to live comfortably

By Rathindra Kuruwita More than 90 percent of youth under 25 believe that they have to go overseas if they are to live comfortably, lecturer at...
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Nuwara Eliya will be developed into a premier tourist destination – President

Addressing a gathering of young Members of Parliament and emerging political figures from the Nuwara Eliya district at the Nuwara Eliya Presidential Palace on Thursday (18),...

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Opinion1 day ago

Dr A. T. Ariyaratne: A human being of iconic opulence

by Dr B. J. C. Perera In the gigantic tapestry of humanity, there are those rare individuals who emerge as beacons of light, illuminating the path...

Editorial1 day ago

Vroom mania of tub-thumpers

Friday 19th April, 2024 One wonders whether the Parliament of Sri Lanka, which is full of self-righteous members who moralise to the point of queasiness, has...

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Weather24 hours ago

Fairly heavy showers likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa...

Foreign News23 hours ago

Maldives High Court overturns ex-President Abdulla Yameen’s prison sentence

A court in the Maldives has overturned the conviction of former President Abdulla Yameen and cancelled his 11-year prison sentence. The High Court said on Thursday...