U.S. Embassy Hosts Youth Forum Leadership Summit 2023 to Develop Young Leaders
The Youth Forum Leadership Summit 2023, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka in celebration of the 75th anniversary
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Interim order issued against rejection of SLMC nomination papers in Mannar
The Supreme Court today (14 Feb.) issued an interim order preventing the implementation of a letter rejecting the nomination paper
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Monitoring groups urge Finance Ministry to release funds for LG polls
A collective of election monitoring organisations have written to the Ministry of Finance, urging to release the funds required by
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HC Milinda Moragoda met with the India Finance Minister
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India, Milinda Moragoda met with the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister of India Smt.
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YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe further remanded
Sepal Amarasinghe, the YouTuber who was recently in hot water over his controversial statements about the Sacred Tooth Relic, has
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Sri Lanka health sector to receive $38 Mn grant from Japan
The Japanese government has agreed to provide USD 38 million to Sri Lanka to purchase fuel, mainly diesel, to carry
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Dept. of Immigration and Emigration recommenced passport services
The issuing of passports, which was temporarily halted yesterday (13 Feb.) due to a defect in the computer system of
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Postal Voting for the Local Government Election postponed
National Election Commission says that Postal Voting for the Local Government Election postponed indefinitely reports newsfirst.lk. Earlier, Postal voting for
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Treasury issues circular on paddy purchasing
The Treasury has released a circular on the government’s program for purchasing and distribution of paddy, the President’s Media Division
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Cabinet nod to draft new Excise bill
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to draft a new Excise bill, replacing the century-old legislation. Since the Excise
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