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Bahrain Presents the Prestigious Khalifa Medal to President Rajapaksa Today in Bahrain, President Mahinda Rajapaksa was presented with the prestigious Khalifa Medal, the highest honor in the Kingdom of Bahrain. […]

The two suspects involved in armed robberies in Kirulapana, Kohuwala, Rawatawatta and Malabe, wearing full-face helmets, have been arrested by Kohuwala Police today. […]

One person died and two were injured after they slipped and fell during the Sri Pada pilgrimage near Indikatupahana this morning, Police said. […]

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development recently signed Memoranda of Understanding with two non-state vocational training institutes, the Don Bosco Technical Training Center and ORHAN (Organisation for the Rehabilitation of Handicapped) to facilitate skills training needs of people in the North and to prepare them for enrollment in vocational training courses conducted […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Bahrain this morning on a two-day state visit. This is the President’s first visit to the country. During the tour, the President will hold bilateral discussions with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, and the two countries are also scheduled to sign several memorandums of […]

The National Freedom Front (NFF) has accused the Leader of the Democratic Party (DP) Sarath Fonseka of being a crony of imperialistic Western powers whose sole intention is to subdue Sri Lanka. […]

Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen yesterday said that the country would have to pay a very heavy price for the failure on the part of the authorities concerned to rein in Bodu Bala Sena (BBS). […]

Political analyst Dayan Jayatilleka has recommended sending former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and General Sarath Fonseka to Parliament immediately “in order to rebalance politics and denounced impunity.’’ […]

The Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Pakistan, Mr. Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali, along with a group of provincial assembly members, called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this morning. […]

Gazettes No. 2 and 3 under the Strategic Development Projects Act were passed in Parliament today despite the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), a coalition party of the ruling UPFA government, voting against both bills. […]

China pledged to continue its support to Sri Lanka at U.N. forums when the country’s Vice Foreign Minister Mr. Liu Zhenmin met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday (April 24) evening. […]

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has become the first South Asian country to access an innovative form of World Bank financing that provides immediate payouts after natural disasters, the organization said in a statement on Thursday. […]

UNITED NATIONS — A new U.N. report names 21 countries where rape and other sexual violence has been committed in current and recent conflicts, from Afghanistan and Central African Republic to Myanmar and Syria. […]

Hundreds of Sri Lankan opposition party members held a protest march in Colombo on Thursday, calling on the government to stop Australian gambling tycoon James Packer from opening casinos in hotel projects planned by his Crown Resorts group. […]