18-point Japan-Sri Lanka joint statement
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, met the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo today (29). The following is the 18-point joint…
Applications called for 25 vacancies in Police Medical Service Division
The Sri Lanka Police has called for applications from qualified medical professionals in both the public service and the private sector to fill 25 vacancies in the Police Medical Service Division. According to the Police, the applications have been opened,…
Google’s Gemini AI Platform to be offered free to Sri Lankan students
In a landmark move, Google will provide its advanced AI platform, Gemini, along with a suite of premium student benefits, free of charge to students across Sri Lanka. The announcement was made on Monday (29) by Deputy Minister of Digital…
Gammanpila files bribery complaint against President, NPP MPs
Former minister Udaya Gammanpila and the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya today lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, calling for legal action against the President and all National People’s Power (NPP) parliamentarians over alleged misuse…
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated slightly against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (29 Sep), compared to last Friday. At Seylan Bank, the buying rate of the US Dollar has increased from Rs. 299.25 to…
Cabinet paper submitted on welfare of retired personnel: Defence Secretary
The Secretary of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha, says a Cabinet paper on the welfare of all retired service personnel, war veterans with disabilities and family members of veterans killed in the war, has been submitted for Cabinet…
President AKD to meet Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba today
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba today (29). The discussions at the Prime Minister’s Office in Japan will…
Workers trapped after mound of earth collapses in Mawanella
A group of workers are reportedly buried under a mound of earth that had collapsed in the Manikkawa area in Mawanella today. According to reports, the mound of earth had collapsed when the workers were building a wall. Operations are…
H3N2 influenza spreads rapidly in Delhi, northern India
Northern India, in particular the Delhi metropolitan region, is experiencing a significant spike in infections with the H3N2 strain of influenza this autumn. There are about 46 million people in the conurbation around the Indian capital, which extends across many…
24 yr old nabbed with narcotics & weapons
A 24-year-old man was arrested with a stock of narcotics and a large haul of weapons in the Kottawa area on Sunday (28). According to the Police, the suspect was arrested during a raid conducted by the Police Special Task…