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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:00 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets Indian President Droupadi Murmu

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets Indian President Droupadi Murmu

December 16, 2024 - 11:00 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Indian President Droupadi Murmu today (December 16) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:44 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's speech

Sri Lankan President’s statement in New Delhi during state visit to India

December 16, 2024 - 10:44 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his first overseas visit since taking office, highlighted the strong ties between Sri Lanka and India.

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:45 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

December 16, 2024 - 5:45 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on a three-day official visit to India, met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (December 16) at Hyderabad House, the Prime Minister’s official residence.

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:19 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Indian President Droupadi Murmu

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake accorded state honours in India during official visit

December 16, 2024 - 2:19 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on a three-day official visit to India, was formally welcomed today (December 16) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India.

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:05 pm
Harshana Nanayakkara

Sri Lanka Justice Minister files complaint with CID over false information on Parliament website

December 16, 2024 - 12:05 pm

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara filed a formal complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (December 16).

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:05 pm
Ministry of Health Sri Lanka

Rat fever death toll in Jaffna rises to 8, nearly 12,000 cases reported nationwide

December 16, 2024 - 12:05 pm

The number of deaths from Leptospirosis, also known as rat fever, in Jaffna has risen to eight.

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:34 am
Ministry of Agriculture in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Ministry seeks public help to control crop-damaging animals

December 16, 2024 - 9:34 am

The Ministry of Agriculture in Sri Lanka has launched a program to gather public opinions on preventing crop damage caused by wild animals such as toque monkeys, porcupines, wild boars and peacocks.

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Dec 16 2024 December 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:11 am
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Indian Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Sri Lanka President begins key talks to strengthen ties with India

December 16, 2024 - 9:11 am

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during his three-day official visit to India, met key Indian leaders yesterday (December 15) at the ITC Maurya Hotel in New Delhi.

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Dec 15 2024 December 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:45 pm
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake receives a grand welcome in India

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake receives a grand welcome in India

December 15, 2024 - 8:45 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in India today (December 15) at around 5:30 PM, landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

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Dec 15 2024 December 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:59 pm
President's media division Sri Lanka

Five acting ministers appointed during Sri Lanka President’s India visit

December 15, 2024 - 6:59 pm

Five acting ministers have been appointed to manage key ministries during Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s official visit to India.

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Dec 15 2024 December 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:40 pm
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake begins first official visit to India

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake begins first official visit to India

December 15, 2024 - 2:40 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake departed Sri Lanka this afternoon (December 15) for India on his first official foreign visit since assuming office.

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Dec 15 2024 December 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:16 pm
Wild elephants in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to address wild elephant and crop damage within two years

December 15, 2024 - 1:16 pm

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Housing, T.B. Sarath announced decisive measures to prevent the destruction caused by wild elephants within two years and crop damage caused by other animals within six months.

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Dec 15 2024 December 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:50 am
Sri Lanka Customs

Sri Lanka customs orders re-export of 75,000 kg of defective imported rice

December 15, 2024 - 8:50 am

Sri Lanka Customs has identified 75,000 kilograms of imported rice as unsuitable for consumption due to various defects.

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Dec 14 2024 December 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 3:35 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signs

Sri Lanka President accepts resignation of speaker Asoka Ranwala

December 14, 2024 - 3:35 pm

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has accepted the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, Asoka Sapumal Ranwala.

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Dec 14 2024 December 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:28 am
Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka sets record for migrant worker departures in 2024

December 14, 2024 - 9:28 am

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) announced that the number of Sri Lankans going abroad for work in 2024 is expected to surpass 311,000, marking the highest departures ever recorded in a single calendar year.

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Dec 14 2024 December 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:57 am
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Gates foundation expands support in Sri Lanka

December 14, 2024 - 8:57 am

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to expanding its initiatives in Sri Lanka.

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