Mr. Dimuth Bhashitha Atapattu, an officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS), has been appointed as the new Director General of the Data Protection Authority with effect from 05 March 2026.
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President of the Asian Development Bank, Masato Kanda, arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning (23) for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation, engaging with key stakeholders, and assessing cyclone-related damage in affected areas.
The Colombo Municipal Council has announced that parking charges in Colombo will be reintroduced from today (23).
The government increased fuel prices while sharing part of the cost with fuel companies due to rising global prices caused by the Middle East conflict, said Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 pm.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel quotas issued under the QR code system, with the new allocations taking effect from yesterday midnight (21).
Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya district after 1.00 pm.
The Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka (SOSL) has donated a sum of LKR. 01 million to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief to those affected by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and party leaders was held yesterday afternoon (20) in Parliament.
I extend my wishes to all Muslim devotees in Sri Lanka and around the world who celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the completion of a month of devoted fasting and spiritual discipline.
Eid-ul-Fitr, celebrated upon the sighting of the new moon following a month of fasting observed by Muslims across the world, is one of the most significant occasions in the Islamic religious calendar.
Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northwestern and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 1.00 pm.
The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), held a high level meeting with the Hon. Minister of Defense of Japan, Shinjirō Koizumi, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Wednesday (18 Mar).
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