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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development to repeal the cabinet decision taken on 11-12-2023 regarding the ...
The government has allocated Rs. 6,000 million for the program for purchasing paddy for the 2025 Yala season, and the Paddy ...
It has been predicted that more than 800,000 trained people are required in different categories in the tourism and ...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the proposal submitted by the Minister of Finance, Policy Planning and Economic ...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre issued at 3.30 p.m. on 15 September 2025, valid for 16 September 2025. The Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is ...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 SEPTEMBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 September 2025 by the Department of Meteorology  Cloudy skies can be expected over Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central ...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that it is the Government’s expectation to transform the Police Service into an independent, efficient, friendly, and people-oriented service. The Prime ...
The Department of Immigration and Emigration earns between Rs. 3 billion and Rs. 5 billion a month from issuing passports, Deputy Controller and Media Spokesman of the Department, Mahesh Karunadasa, ...
A reprint of the Pali grammar work ‘Balawatharo and Balawatharaya Gadaladeniya Sannaya,’ compiled by Rajaguru Second Dammakitthi and Third Dammakitthi Theras, was launched at the Maha Viharaya, Kandy.
A 21-year-old woman was remanded yesterday until 26 September for allegedly defacing the historical Sigiriya Mirror Wall, a World Heritage Site. The suspect, a resident of Avissawella, was arrested by ...
Investigators have uncovered a plot by the underworld gang, led by Kehelbaddara Padme and Commando Salintha, to assassinate underworld figure ‘Harak Kata’ by targeting a prison bus, transporting him ...
Children across South Asia face an escalating nutrition crisis, with millions suffering from undernourishment, anaemia and obesity. UNICEF warns that unless urgent action is taken, the futures of ...