– Says the President at the ‘Nation United’ Northern Province Programme President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that parents in the Northern Province, who once lived in fear for their children due to the war, are today compelled to live in fear because of the growing drug menace. The President stressed that this toxic threat is spreading indiscriminately affecting every citizen, …
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Nagadeepa Raja Maha Vihara this afternoon (16) and met with the Chief Incumbent, Most Venerable Navadagala Padumakitti Tissa Thero, engaging in a brief and cordial discussion while inquiring into his well-being. The President made this visit while attending several programmes in the Northern Province today. On the occasion, the Chief Incumbent performed religious observances …
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that although some are attempting even today to incite racial tensions around heritage or religious sites in various places, there will be no space whatsoever for racism in the North, South, East or any part of the country. The President also stressed that the housing issues of all those displaced by the war will be …
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Two suspects who were directly involved in serious criminal activities in Sri Lanka and had fled to Dubai, along with a female suspect who misappropriated government funds in 2024 and also escaped to Dubai, were brought back to Sri Lanka this morning (16 January 2026) via Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake. The suspects were arrested in recent days by the Abu …
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The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital took into discussion the Universities (Amendment) Bill and the matters pertaining to the recruitments of the Sri Lanka Principal Service. In consideration of the Universities (Amendment) Bill, it was discussed that the Bill intends to set provisions enabling the Faculty Board to elect a Dean from among the Senior Professors, …
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IMF has decided to send a fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka from January 22 to January 28 to assess the damage caused by the recent cyclone Ditwah. She also underscored that this is a fact-finding mission aimed at enabling the team to gain a clearer understanding of the situation on the ground. The Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, Julie …
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Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok will no longer be able to edit photos of real people to show them in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where it is illegal, after widespread concern over sexualised AI deepfakes. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing,” reads an announcement …
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the Government’s objective is to build a prosperous country free of racism and filled with national unity, where all citizens can live with dignity regardless of the language they speak or the religion they practise. The President made these remarks this afternoon (15) while participating in the Northern Province Thai Pongal Festival held at …
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake also participated in the Thaipongal Festival organized by Jaffna Tourism Board at Manipai Maruthadi Vinayahar Kovil today (15) afternoon. Jaffna district has currently achieved a high tourist attraction as an exclusive destination in the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. This Thaipongal festival was colourful with many Tamil cultures. Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and …
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A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman who was found on a street in Cardiff. Niwunhellage Dona Nirodha Kalapni Niwunhella, known as Nirodha, 32, died at the scene at South Morgan Place in Riverside on 21 August. Thisara Weragalage, from Pentwyn, previously denied her murder, but at a hearing at Newport Crown Court on Monday …
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