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Issuing a statement addressing the growing concerns over the government s plans to sell off national assets and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has states that these actions of the government have given rise to discontent among trade unions, political parties and the general public. MORE..
12 May 2024 (7:28 PM)
The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday. MORE..
13 May 2024 (12:01 PM)
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, has commenced his official visit to Sri Lanka today (13). MORE..
13 May 2024 (12:45 PM)
The Nugegoda Magistrate s Court has issued an order preventing the students and non-academic staff of the Open University of Sri Lanka and the University of Sri Jayawardenapura from engaging in a protest march near several schools in the Nugegoda area where G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination is currently held. MORE..
13 May 2024 (2:05 PM)
Due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, showery conditions are expected to be enhanced during the next few days, according to the Meteorology Department. MORE..
13 May 2024 (9:13 AM)
