Leo XIV is the new Pope
The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff - after Pope Francis - from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of the Augustinians for two consecutive terms.
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Recent News
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Discussion on the Poson Religious Events at Sithulpawwa and Tissamaharama Raja Maha Viharayas
A discussion on the upcoming series of religious events scheduled to be held at the Sithulpawwa and Tissamaharama Raja Maha Viharayas was held today (08) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
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Samantha Ranasinghe sworn in as a Member of Parliament
Samantha Ranasinghe was sworn in today (08) before the Speaker, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, as a Member of the Tenth Parliament.
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Prime Minister Meets with President of the World Bank Group
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with Mr. Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss Sri Lanka’s development priorities and the continuation of strategic collaboration.
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Current Affairs
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Weather Forecast
Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m.
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Discussion on the Poson Religious Events at Sithulpawwa and Tissamaharama Raja Maha Viharayas
A discussion on the upcoming series of religious events scheduled to be held at the Sithulpawwa and Tissamaharama Raja Maha Viharayas was held today (08) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patr...
Prime Minister Meets with President of the World Bank Group
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with Mr. Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss Sri Lanka’s development priorities and the continuation of s...
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Weather Forecast
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Southern and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy falls above 50 ...
District News
"Wasantha Sanakeliya 2025 begins in Nuwara - Eliya
The Nuwara Eliya Wasantha Sanakeliya 2025 began yesterday (April 1) with colorful cultural performan...
The famous Nuwara Eliya Post Office is full of tourists
The Nuwara Eliya District Media Unit states that the number of foreign tourists visiting the...
Parliament
Samantha Ranasinghe sworn in as a Member of Parliament
Samantha Ranasinghe was sworn in today (08) before the Speaker, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, as a Membe...
Parliament to convene on May 8th and 9th
Resolution under the Customs Ordinance pertaining to import duties to be approved post-debate on t...
Cabinet Decisions
Cabinet Decisions
Cabinet Decisions taken at 07.05.2025
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Cabinet Decisions
Cabinet Desicions taken at 28.04.2025
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Features
Marine Tourism Roadmap for Sri Lanka Launched by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority
Sri Lanka marked a major milestone in its tourism development efforts with the official launch of the Marine Tourism Roadmap in Colombo. This initiative, led by the Sri Lanka Tourism De...
Celebrating World Veterinary Day: "Beyond the Clinic: How Veterinarians Safeguard Our society"
Veterinarians play an essential role in Sri Lanka’s agricultural and healthcare systems, contributing not only to the welfare of animals but also to public health and food security. As the world prepa...
Sri Lankan Companies Shine at BioFach 2025
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) successfully organized a country pavilion at BioFach 2025, the world’s largest annual organic trade fair, recently in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Boosting Exports : EDB Empowers Eastern Province Entrepreneurs
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) successfully organized an awareness seminar on the New Exporter Development Programme today (18) at the Techno Park of Eastern University, Sri Lanka, in Ba...
Art & Cultural
Sigiriya, honored with the Green Destinations Bronze Award
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka has been honored with the Green Destinations Bronze Award at ITB 2025 in Berlin....
Veteran singer Amita Wedisinghe passes away
Family members inform that veteran singer Amita Wedisinghe passed away this morning (20).
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Foreign
Leo XIV is the new Pope
The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff - after Pope Francis - from the Amer...
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage
A sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without elect...
Sports
Women's Tri - Nation ODI Series - Sri Lanka Squad nominated
Women's Tri - Nation ODI Series - Sri Lanka Squad nominated
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"Battle of the Maroons" begins today
The 95th annual cricket clash between Ananda College, Colombo and Nalanda College, Colombo, began a ...
