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Mar 27 2025 March 27, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:53 am
Tea leaves

India surpasses Sri Lanka to become the world’s second-largest tea exporter

March 27, 2025 - 9:53 am

According to data released by the Tea Board of India, India exported 254 million kg of tea in 2024, making it the second-largest exporter in the world.

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Mar 27 2025 March 27, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:26 am
Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa

Sri Lanka Cabinet Ministers to give up salaries, fuel allowances

March 27, 2025 - 9:26 am

Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers have decided not to accept the salaries and fuel allowances entitled to ministers, according to Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.

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Mar 27 2025 March 27, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:57 am
Collapsed pedestrian overpass at Egoda Uyana railway station, obstructing railway tracks

Pedestrian overpass collapses at Egoda Uyana, disrupting rail service

March 27, 2025 - 8:57 am

The pedestrian overpass at the Egoda Uyana railway station collapsed last night (March 26).

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:50 pm
Foreign Ministry Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka responds to UK sanctions on former military commanders

March 26, 2025 - 6:50 pm

The Sri Lankan government has responded to the United Kingdom’s decision to impose sanctions on four individuals, including three former military commanders, for alleged human rights violations during the country’s civil war.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 1Comment 3:29 pm
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Mahinda Rajapaksa slams UK sanctions on Sri Lankan military leaders

March 26, 2025 - 3:29 pm

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has strongly condemned the United Kingdom’s decision to impose sanctions on three former top military officials in Sri Lanka, calling the move unjust and politically motivated.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:49 pm
Johnston Fernando

Corruption case against Johnston Fernando back in court

March 26, 2025 - 2:49 pm

A case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others was taken up again today (March 26) before the Colombo High Court.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:04 pm
Suspects identified in clash involving Yoshitha Rajapaksa at Colombo nightclub

Four suspects surrender over nightclub brawl in Colombo

March 26, 2025 - 2:04 pm

Four suspects have surrendered to the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in connection with a brawl that occurred in front of a nightclub on Park Street, Union Place, Colombo.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:07 am
Pills medicine

Sri Lanka introduces new maximum retail pricing system for medicines

March 26, 2025 - 11:07 am

The Government of Sri Lanka has issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification introducing a new pricing mechanism to regulate the cost of medicines in the country.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:13 am
Court decision

Court orders property seizure of ex-police OIC in cattle smuggling case

March 26, 2025 - 10:13 am

The Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued an order to confiscate the properties of the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Welikanda Police, who is evading arrest despite a warrant being issued in connection with a dairy cow smuggling case.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:12 am
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya

Sri Lanka launches THRIVE to empower women and tackle gender inequality

March 26, 2025 - 9:12 am

Sri Lanka has launched a new initiative, THRIVE (Together for Her: Resilience-building, Inclusivity, and Voices for Equality), aimed at advancing gender equality and eliminating gender-based violence.

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Mar 26 2025 March 26, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:45 am
Police officers arresting a suspect on the street

Army soldier arrested with concealed bullet at Presidential Secretariat

March 26, 2025 - 8:45 am

Officials of the President’s Security Division (PSD) state that an army soldier was arrested while attempting to enter the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo with a concealed bullet in his bag.

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Mar 25 2025 March 25, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:39 pm
Sathasivam Viyalendiran

Sathasivam Viyalanderan arrested

March 25, 2025 - 5:39 pm

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested former State Minister Sathasivam Viyalanderan.

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Mar 25 2025 March 25, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:54 pm
Deshabandu Tennakoon

NPP submits motion to remove imprisoned IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon

March 25, 2025 - 1:54 pm

The National People’s Power (NPP) has submitted a motion to the Speaker, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, seeking the removal of the imprisoned Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deshabandu Tennakoon, from his position.

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Mar 25 2025 March 25, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:34 pm
Deputy Minister of Defence, Retired Major General Aruna Jayasekera

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Defence Minister: Recent shootings do not threaten national security

March 25, 2025 - 12:34 pm

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekera, stated that the recent shooting incidents across the country do not pose a threat to national security.

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Mar 25 2025 March 25, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:35 am
Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Yoshitha Rajapaksa and wife arrive to give statements on nightclub brawl

March 25, 2025 - 11:35 am

Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his wife are currently giving a statement at the Kompannya Vidiya Police Station regarding a brawl that occurred in front of a nightclub in Colombo at around 1:25 AM on March 22, 2025.

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Mar 25 2025 March 25, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:30 am
Deputy Minister of Housing, T.B. Sarath

Deputy minister denies false report on toilet opening

March 25, 2025 - 11:30 am

The Secretary to the Deputy Minister of Housing has rejected a recent report published in newspapers and on social media, claiming that the Deputy Minister of Housing, T.B. Sarath, had opened a toilet.

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