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Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has highlighted that the Rs.25,000 fertiliser subsidy promised to farmers has not been fully delivered. He mentioned that he raised this issue in the previous Parliamentary session and noted that only about 40% of the...
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Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Cloudy skies are expected over most parts of the island.
Rainy condition is expected to continue further in Northern, North-central, Eastern,Uva and Central provinces.
Showers or thundershowers...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 18 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Rainy condition is expected to enhance over Northern, North-central, Eastern,Uva and Central provinces from today (18 January)
Weather forecast for today:
Misty conditions can be expected at...
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over a corruption case, in the latest of a series of charges laid against him.
It is the longest valid prison sentence the cricket star-turned-politician, who...
By Nimal Gunathilake
Agricultural experts have expressed concern about the government’s decision to release rice stocks purchased and stored at lower prices to the market as such action could lead to a significant drop in rice prices during the 2024/25...
President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural address on 20 January will take place indoors due to dangerously cold weather being forecast next week in Washington, he has confirmed.
The address, as well as other speeches, will now take place inside the US...
30% reduction for industries and hotels
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by an average of 20%, effective from midnight (17 Jan.). The revision, which will apply for the first six...
The Opposition has been able to put the government on the defensive on the propaganda front. The JVP/NPP carried out a propaganda onslaught against its political rivals, and rallied enough popular support to win last year’s elections. The boot...
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on a four-day state visit to China, met with Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the Communist Party of China for Sichuan Province, yestersday (17).
Chengdu, one of the happiest cities in China, is the capital of...