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The 171st annual feast of the Kegalle St’ Mary’s Church was held last Sunday.

The hearing of the case against Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka over alleged sexual assault before the New South Wales District Court has been concluded and Judge Sarah Huggett will deliver her verdict on 28 September, Australian…

The United States announced the commitment of more than US $19 million in additional funds to further the development of Sri Lanka, in a ceremony at the Sri Lanka Ministry of Finance. The U.S. $19.23 million (Rs 6.2 billion) is obligated…

In a significant diplomatic meeting held on Wednesday (Sept. 20) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth has engaged in a productive discussion with President…

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has stated that no police personnel have been charged in connection with the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019 thus far. Speaking in Parliament today (20 Sep.), he stated that as per the reports…

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has held a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe to address crucial economic issues, the President’s Media Division reported. In their discussion,…

The two-day adjournment debate on the Easter Sunday attacks and National Security at Present is scheduled to begin this morning (Sept. 21). Chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, the parliamentary session will commence at 9:30 a.m.…

The Government Medical Officers” Association (GMOA) has raised concerns over the recent number of deaths that have taken place at the General Hospital in Badulla, noting that out of the 1,883 postmortems conducted over the last year, 770…

Sri Lanka Customs officers have impounded a stock of Kush cannabis smuggled into the country. The parcel contained 1kg 98g of Kush cannabis, with an estimated value of Rs. 16.47 million, Customs Director Seevali Arukgoda. According to…

As another phase of “Aswesuma” benefit payments, the government has paid Rs. 799.5 million to 113,713 beneficiaries for the month of July. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said the banks will duly credit the funds to…