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Israel attacks may have displaced 1mn people: Lebanese PM

Israel’s continuing air strikes may have already forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the […]

General Elections 2024: Postal voting applications open from 1-7 Oct.

The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, has announced that postal voting applications for the upcoming parliamentary elections will […]

GCE O/L results are out!

The results of the 2023 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination were released online at midnight yesterday (28). Candidates can access their […]

Police officers assigned to former MPs recalled

Police have stated that all security personnel assigned to former Parliamentarians and Ministers have been withdrawn. Senior DIG (Administration) Lalith […]

Senior DIG Priyantha Weerasooriya appointed acting IGP

With immediate effect, Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Priyantha Weerasooriya has been designated as the Acting Inspector General of Police […]

Japanese Ambassador pledges to fight corruption and revive stalled projects in SL

During a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (26th), Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hideaki Mizukoshi, confirmed Japan’s unwavering support […]

Comet visible to naked eye tomorrow after 80,000 years

Astronomers are optimistic about Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) being visible in the hour before sunrise on four consecutive mornings this […]

Biden Congratulates AKD on Presidential Victory

US President Joe Biden extended his congratulations to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the newly elected President of Sri Lanka. In his […]

E Visa system reactivated in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s old E visa system is back online! The new government has revised the process after the Supreme Court […]

AKD directs to increase fertiliser subsidy for paddy farmers

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the Treasury to boost the fertilizer subsidy for paddy farmers from Rs. 15,000 to […]