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India has done more for Sri Lanka than the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar stressed on Saturday. The Modi government, he underlined, is working on developing an "extended neighbourhood" that involves islands in the Indian Ocean, Gulf countries and nations in South-East Asia. MORE..
28 May 2023 (12:06 PM)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says that the National Fuel Pass QR System allocated fuel quotas will be increased from Wednesday (May 31). MORE..
28 May 2023 (5:45 PM)
Minister for Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka Vidura Wickremanayake states that a new act on religious freedom and distortion of facts will be brought in the near future. MORE..
28 May 2023 (5:57 PM)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara emphasizes that he requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to take necessary disciplinary and legal steps against the false statements made in Parliament regarding the operation of fuel station business by Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka in Sri Lanka. MORE..
28 May 2023 (8:40 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued a heat index advisory effective for today (May 28), warning the public of increased temperatures. MORE..
28 May 2023 (11:02 AM)
Pastor Jerome Fernando, the self-styled "prophet", has once again issued an apology over his recent remarks about Lord Buddha and other religious figures which stirred much controversy in the country. MORE..
27 May 2023 (9:04 PM)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (27 May) received a complaint pertaining to a woman who had allegedly insulted Buddhism, Christianity during a stand-up comedy show recently held at a leading school in Colombo. MORE..
27 May 2023 (9:54 PM)