As we step into the New Year 2026, we do so as a nation that has shouldered the greatest reform programme and reconstruction effort in our modern history.
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Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Central, North-central and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm are likely at some places in Central and Uva provinces and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts.
Surplus of Rs. 33 billion over the expected target
Sri Lanka Customs is commended for its outstanding contribution to strengthening the nation’s economic and social stability by successfully generating the required revenue for the country
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad headed the Sri Lanka delegation at the 11th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh recently.
Sri Lanka has been ranked fifth among the best Asian destinations to visit in 2026, according to a report released by U.S. News & World Report in the United States.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has proposed that China support Sri Lanka by installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, in view of Sri Lanka’s plans to import electric vehicles in large numbers, including from China. He noted that such assistance would be especially important as the government also intends to expand the import of electric buses in the future.
Showers will occur at times in Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in these areas.
United Motors Lanka PLC has made a financial contribution of Rs. 10 million to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, which was established to support the restoration of livelihoods and the reconstruction of the country following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Sri Lanka Tourism proudly announces that the country has welcomed its 2,333,797th tourist in 2025, surpassing the previous all-time record of 2,333,796 arrivals in 2018.
Showers will occur at times in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in these areas.
The Chief Operating Officer – Airlines Division of Bengal Airlift Limited, Shumaiz Iqbal, and the General Manager (Branch Manager) of Ace Bangladesh Ltd., Mohammad Moniruzzaman, visited the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Dhaka recently handed over a contribution of Bangladeshi Taka 500,000 (approximately LKR 1.26 million) donated by Ace Bangladesh Ltd. in support of the National Disaster Relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) successfully rescued ten (10) local and foreign tourists from drowning during lifesaving operations conducted across various coastal regions of the island from 24th to 27th December 2025.
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