The Sri Lanka Coast Guard, in collaboration with the Crime Division Peliyagoda (Western Province North), conducted a special search operation off the Bentara seas yesterday (18), resulting in the seizure of 43 kilograms and 968 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that education is a process of sharing collective knowledge, and has the power to bring people together politically, socially, and economically.
A discussion aimed at formulating a systematic programme to address the challenges of local potato farmers was held yesterday morning (18) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The outgoing Ambassador of Cuba to Sri Lanka, H.E. Andrés Marcelo González Garrido, paid a farewell call on the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne recently.
The Armed Forces Remembrance and Poppy flower celebration Day commemoration ceremony was held on 16th of November 2025 at the Cenotaph War Memorial at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The Annual Humanitarian Assistance in Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise concluded successfully recently at the Disaster Management Training School of the Rapid Action Boat Squadron Headquarters, Gangewadiya.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bangkok showcased the Sri Lanka Pavilion at the 70th YWCA Diplomatic Charity Bazaar, held recently at Central World Pulse, Bangkok.
Under the ‘Praja Shakthi’ National Programme, the Government has allocated Rs. 01 Million each to all District Secretariat Offices and Divisional Secretariat Offices across the island. This funding is for the procurement of necessary information technology hardware and services, including laptops and computers, as well as for building the related capacity of officers.
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