President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Finance to take necessary action to provide a monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners, from next week, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..
11 Oct 2024 (5:40 PM)
The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that a total of 764 nomination papers were submitted by political parties and independent groups for the 2024 General Election, from the 22 electoral districts across the island. MORE..
11 Oct 2024 (7:31 PM)
Two Sri Lankan peacekeepers stationed with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon have been injured after a nearby village was targeted by an Israeli airstrike, Sri Lanka s Military Spokesperson confirmed. MORE..
11 Oct 2024 (4:24 PM)
An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon s military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two of them for the second day in a row. MORE..
12 Oct 2024 (9:39 AM)
A crown of goddess Kali has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira s Shyamnagar. MORE..
11 Oct 2024 (1:48 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake conducted a virtual discussion yesterday (11) with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ms Samantha Power. MORE..
12 Oct 2024 (10:20 AM)