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Govt. drops move to abolish pensions of ex-presidents The government has deleted from the action plan of the Ministry of Justice and National Integration its commitment to abolish the pensions and special privileges of retired presidents and their families, a…

MP threatens policeman over moonshine dealer’s arrest A tense situation had arisen at the Welipenna Police after a ruling party MP had rebuked and threatened a police sergeant for arresting and charging an alleged moonshine dealer, reports say.The MP in…

Special assistance for differently abled Train Passengers from June 15 The Department of Railways has announced a new initiative to provide special assistance to persons with disabilities when travelling by train.General Manager of Railways, Dhammika Jayasundara, stated that under the…

Heart Attacks in the Young : A Shocking Trend in My Own Practice As a cardiologist practicing for over 25 years, I have seen a disturbing rise in heart attacks among young adults—especially in Sri Lanka and other South Asian…

Sri Lankan Parliamentary delegation attends orientation program in India – A Parliamentary delegation from Sri Lanka, led by Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih visited India from 25-31 May 2025 for an orientation program at India’s Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for…

Independent group makes serious bribe allegation against NPP A group of independent councillors from the Matugama Pradeshiya Sabha who have pledged support to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) allege that the National People’s Power (NPP) attempted to buy their backing.A…

One killed, 13 injured in Tangalle bus accident A fatal accident occurred early this morning (24) on the Colombo-Wellawaya main road in the Weliara area when a SLTB bus travelling from Batticaloa to Galle collided with the rear of a…

Vatican Envoy bids farewell to Sri Lanka The Vatican Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Brian Udaigwe met with Minister Vijitha Herath ahead of concluding his term in Sri Lanka. Udaigwe, who served since 2020, expressed gratitude and fond memories of the…

Dual citizenship backlog: 1000 to be issued soon The Department of Immigration and Emigration is struggling with a backlog of more than 3,000 dual citizenship applications piled up over the past few months, with some papers submitted more than seven…

LG bodies: NPP-lone candidates in talks to form ‘majority’ The ruling National People’s Power (NPP) Party stated that while discussions have already begun with individual representatives to form administrations in Local Government (LG) bodies where they (NPP) lack a majority,…