President leaves for COP 27 World Conference in Egypt.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the island for Egypt this morning (Nov. 06) to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Food Security & World Leaders Summit. The conference will be held from the November 06th to the November 18th in Sh…

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Two new mosquito species identified within Sri Lanka.

The Department of Entomology of Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka (MRI) has identified two new mosquito species within Sri Lanka, increasing its bio-diversity. The two newly identified mosquito species namely Culex sintellus and Culex niyainfula have reportedly been fo…

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Novel by Sri Lankan Writer wins Booker Prize.

Sri Lankan Writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Monday (17) for “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” a satirical “afterlife noir” set during Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war. Karunatilaka, one of Sri Lanka’s leading authors, won the 50,000 po…

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Global Hunger Index 2022: Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of 121 countries.

In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of the 121 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2022 GHI scores. With a score of 13.6, Sri Lanka has a level of hunger that is moderate. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measu…

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Sri Lanka’s first-ever agrivoltaic power plant declared open.

Solar Universe, a 10MW ground-mounted solar power plant in Vavunativu, Batticaloa, was declared open on Tuesday (Oct. 11). Taking to his Twitter handle, Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera stated that this is the agrivoltaic power plant in Sri Lanka. It is co-o…

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New resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at UNHRC with majority votes.

The new resolution titled Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, which was tabled at the 51st Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today (06), has been adopted with majority votes. A total of 20 countries includi…

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Compulsory retirement age of employees of SOEs to be revised.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to issue a circular revising the compulsory retirement age of employees serving in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as 60 years, the Government Information Department says. The relevant amendment will come into effect from January …

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Health, petroleum and electricity again gazetted as essential services.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a gazette notification to be effective from September 03, 2022, specifying once again the supply of power and all related services, petroleum production and fuel supply or distribution and health services as essential services for m…

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Award winning Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away.

Award winning Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away at the age of 41, according to family sources. He had reportedly passed away while being rushed to the Colombo National Hospital after suffering a heart attack.  Dharmaraj made his first television appearance throug…

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27-member COPA committee named.

The members of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) were announced by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today. A total of 27 members have been nominated by the Parliament Committee of Selection to serve on the COPA Committee.  The members are as follows: Mohan Priyadharshana…

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27-member COPE committee named.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today announced the members of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). A total of 27 members have been nominated by the Parliament Committee of  Selection to serve on the COPE Committee.  The members are as follows: Jagath Pushpakumara Janak…

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Wanindu Hasaranga among big movers following latest rankings update.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has moved up in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest T20I rankings. Hasaranga has been placed 4th in the T20I All-Rounders’ rankings with 184 rating points. Afghanistan’s Mohamed Nabi leads the rankings with 246 points, foll…

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New American Center opens its doors in Colombo.

The American Center in Colombo has relocated to the new U.S. Embassy building and opened its doors to program participants once again on 29 September. At a colorful opening ceremony, the new and revamped American Center in Colombo hosted library patrons, Youth Forum members,…

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Foreign Minister Ali Sabry to address UNGA today.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry who is leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (77th UNGA) has met a number of leaders of delegations of the UN member states and addressed several high-level events in New York. Foreig…

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Sri Lanka set to begin talks to restructure debt of $30 bln.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka will begin on Friday the tricky task of debt renegotiation with a raft of private and bilateral creditors, including China, India and Japan, to restructure and repay nearly $30 billion that it owes. WHY THE NEED TO RESTRUCTURE DEBT ? Years of economic mis…

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Committee on High Posts approves several top appointments.

The appointment of three secretaries to ministries and an ambassador has been approved by the Committee on High Posts of Parliament, Secretary-General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake says. Accordingly, the Committee on High Posts of the Parliament has approved the appointm…

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Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Bill going to be amend.

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has responded to Supreme Court’s determination on the Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill which was submitted to the parliament. In a Tweet, the minister mentioned that the Proposed Petroleum Products (Speci…

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Yohani’s ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ hit song recorded in Hindi for ‘Thank God’ film.

The now-famous track ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ sung by Sri Lankan singer-composer Yohani Diloka de Silva, popularly known as Yohani, is now going to be part of the soundtrack of the film ‘Thank God’ starring Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Nora Fatehi. “Learning the language wa…

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New budget office to be established in Parliament oversee financial affairs.

The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said that steps will be taken to establish a separate budget office in Parliament to monitor the financial affairs by directly obtaining accurate information related to the government’s financial control including inco…

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CSE trading hours extends from 15 Sept 2022.

The Board of Directors of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), with the consultation of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the stockbroking industry have decided to extend the trading hours from today (Thursday, 15th September 2022) as set out below: …

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