State Vesak Festival 2025 Begins Under the Patronage of the President
The State Vesak Festival for the Buddhist Year 2569 commenced today (10) at the International Buddhist Centre Temple in Nuwara Eliya, under the patronage of the Most Venerable Maha Nayaka Theros of the Three Nikayas and with the participation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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Vesak Bhakti Gee Saraniya to be held at the Presidential Secretariat Premises from May 12 to 15
The Vesak Bhakti Gee Saraniya will take place at the Presidential Secretariat premises on May 12, 13, 14, and 15, in conjunction with the “Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya" jointly organized by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office.
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The Sri Lanka Embassy in Doha organises a networking event for the promotion of foreign remittances to Sri Lanka
A networking dinner with a team from the People’s Bank was organised by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Doha recently, with the participation of the Qatar-Sri Lanka Business Council and the Sri Lanka Business Council.
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Weather Forecast
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa district after 1.00 p.m.
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Students of Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya and Dedigama Perakumba Vidyalaya Visit the President’s House
Students from Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya in the Ampara District and Dedigama Parakumba Maha Vidyalaya in the Kegalle District had the opportunity today (09) to take part in the ‘Vision’ programme organized by the Presidential Secretariat, as part of their educational tour.
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Second Phase of Bidding for Luxury Vehicles from the Presidential Secretariat Commences
The second phase of bidding has commenced for the sale of 27 luxury and decommissioned vehicles from the Presidential Secretariat. These vehicles, manufactured between 1991 and 2016, include a range of high-end and utility models: two BMW cars, two Ford Everest SUVs, one Hyundai Terracan SUV, two Land Rover SUVs, one Mitsubishi Montero, three Nissan petrol cars, two Nissan-type motor cars, one Por...
SLAF BELL 212 Helicopter crashed during demonstration exercise
A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to No. 07 Squadron at SLAF Base Hingurakgoda, crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir on today morning (09 May 2025), due to an emergency situation during the Heli-Rappelling demonstration held for the Army Special Forces Passing Out Parade.
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Current Affairs
State Vesak Festival 2025 Begins Under the Patronage of the President
The State Vesak Festival for the Buddhist Year 2569 commenced today (10) at the International Buddhist Centre Temple in Nuwara Eliya, under the patronage of the Most Venerable Maha Nayaka Theros of th...
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Vesak Bhakti Gee Saraniya to be held at the Presidential Secretariat Premises from May 12 to 15
The Vesak Bhakti Gee Saraniya will take place at the Presidential Secretariat premises on May 12, 13, 14, and 15, in conjunction with the “Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya" jointly organized by the Hunupi...
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Doha organises a networking event for the promotion of foreign remittances to Sri Lanka
A networking dinner with a team from the People’s Bank was organised by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Doha recently, with the participation of the Qatar-Sri Lanka Business Council and the Sri Lanka Busines...
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Weather Forecast
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa district after 1.00 p.m.
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District News
"Wasantha Sanakeliya 2025 begins in Nuwara - Eliya
The Nuwara Eliya Wasantha Sanakeliya 2025 began yesterday (April 1) with colorful cultural performan...
The famous Nuwara Eliya Post Office is full of tourists
The Nuwara Eliya District Media Unit states that the number of foreign tourists visiting the...
Parliament
Samantha Ranasinghe sworn in as a Member of Parliament
Samantha Ranasinghe was sworn in today (08) before the Speaker, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, as a Membe...
Parliament to convene on May 8th and 9th
Resolution under the Customs Ordinance pertaining to import duties to be approved post-debate on t...
Cabinet Decisions
Cabinet Decisions
Cabinet Decisions taken at 07.05.2025
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Cabinet Decisions
Cabinet Desicions taken at 28.04.2025
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Features
Marine Tourism Roadmap for Sri Lanka Launched by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority
Sri Lanka marked a major milestone in its tourism development efforts with the official launch of the Marine Tourism Roadmap in Colombo. This initiative, led by the Sri Lanka Tourism De...
Celebrating World Veterinary Day: "Beyond the Clinic: How Veterinarians Safeguard Our society"
Veterinarians play an essential role in Sri Lanka’s agricultural and healthcare systems, contributing not only to the welfare of animals but also to public health and food security. As the world prepa...
Sri Lankan Companies Shine at BioFach 2025
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) successfully organized a country pavilion at BioFach 2025, the world’s largest annual organic trade fair, recently in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Boosting Exports : EDB Empowers Eastern Province Entrepreneurs
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) successfully organized an awareness seminar on the New Exporter Development Programme today (18) at the Techno Park of Eastern University, Sri Lanka, in Ba...
Art & Cultural
Sigiriya, honored with the Green Destinations Bronze Award
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka has been honored with the Green Destinations Bronze Award at ITB 2025 in Berlin....
Veteran singer Amita Wedisinghe passes away
Family members inform that veteran singer Amita Wedisinghe passed away this morning (20).
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Foreign
Leo XIV is the new Pope
The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff - after Pope Francis - from the Amer...
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage
A sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without elect...
Sports
Women's Tri - Nation ODI Series - Sri Lanka Squad nominated
Women's Tri - Nation ODI Series - Sri Lanka Squad nominated
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"Battle of the Maroons" begins today
The 95th annual cricket clash between Ananda College, Colombo and Nalanda College, Colombo, began a ...
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