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November 20, 2025

Month: February 2025

President AKD to present first budget in Parliament

President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka is due to present his first budget in Parliament tomorrow (17). The Final draft of the […]

Ambassador Chung visits SLPP office

Julie Chung, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, visited the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Office this morning (14). Ambassador Chung […]

India’s Adani to pull out of Sri Lanka wind power projects

India’s Adani Green Energy has told Sri Lanka it will withdraw from two proposed wind power projects, the company said […]

Hour- long power cuts scheduled for today

A one-hour power cut has been scheduled for today (13) between 5 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. This announcement was made […]

Scheduled power cuts to return, Govt. must stop the blame game: Rehan

Scheduled power cuts are set to return, according to CEB sources. I sincerely hope this government learns from the failures […]

Monkey business at Panadura power plant?

An ‘emergency situation’ at the Panadura grid substation has caused the island-wide power outage, the Ministry of Power and Energy […]

US ready to take ownership of Gaza Strip: Trump

President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday that the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled […]

Deshamanya Kandiah ‘Ken’ Balendra passes away

Lankan corporate leader and executive Deshamanya Kandiah (“Ken”) Balendra passed away at the age of 85 today, his family confirmed. […]

Tycoon Harry Jayawardena passes away

Prominent industrialist and businessman Harry Jayawardena has passed away early this morning (03), his family has announced. Jayawardena was 82 […]