The past year will be recorded in Sri Lankan history as a year in which no ethnic conflict arose within the country

The past year will be recorded in Sri Lankan history as a year in which no ethnic conflict arose within the country
Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
The Prime Minister participated in the transformative exhibition Feminist Futures: Art, Activism, and South Asian Womanhood’ curated by art historian Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala held on 26 th of September at the Lotus Gallery in National Museum Sri Lanka, Colombo.
This prosperity will ensure an improved quality of life for every citizen - President says addressing the Sri Lanka Day celebrations at “EXPO 2025 Osaka”
“Expo 2025” Sri Lanka Day celebrations under the patronage of the President
The project to modernise the Narahenpita Railway Station commenced today (27) under the “Dream Destination” programme, implemented in line with the “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the special dinner reception hosted by US President Donald Trump and the First Lady on the 23rd at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, in honour of the heads of state who had arrived in New York to participate in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
A ceremony organised by the Government of France to mark the accession of 60 countries to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) was held in New York on the 25th, with the participation of French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders. Representing Sri Lanka, a State Party to the Agreement, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake also attended the event.
World Tourism Day was celebrated today (27 ) under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation.”
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Southern provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy falls of above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Saudi Arabia, successfully organized the Sri Lanka Pavilion at Foodex Saudi 2025, held from 21–24 September 2025 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Having successfully concluded his visit to the United States to participate in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake departed for Japan from John F. Kennedy International Airport on the night of the 25th.
Answering to the question raised by the member of Parliament S. Shritharan on the reductional reforms the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government will initiate education and curriculum reforms for Grade 01 and Grade 06 starting in January 2026.


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