Issued at 04.00 p.m. on 23 January 2026 Showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Northwestern provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly Heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in Northern, North-central, and Northwestern provinces and in Trincomalee district. Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places elsewhere after 2.00 p.m. Misty …
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Parliament today approved the motion moved by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, pertaining to the appointment of three new non-Members of Parliament to the Constitutional Council. The motion was moved by the Prime Minister for the approval of Parliament in accordance with Articles 41A (4) and (5) of the Constitution. Accordingly, Parliamentary approval was granted for Austin Fernando, Professor Wasantha Seneviratne …
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Parliamentary approval granted for the motion nominating three non-MP members to the Constitutional Council The Universities (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament today (23) with amendments, without a vote. This Bill seeks to amend the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978. The relevant Gazette notification was published on 21st November, and the Bill was presented to Parliament for its First …
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Sri Lanka Cricket met yesterday in full force with its executive committee headed by its President Shammi Silva at Colombo’s Cinnamon Grand’s mahogany ballroom outlining the vast volume of preparatory work of men and machines at a hectic pace of work involved to sprucing up the three cornered venues where over 15 matches would be staged with Sri Lanka co-hosting …
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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Trophy was displayed to the media this morning. Sri Lanka T20I Captain Dasun Shanaka and national player Matheesha Pathirana took part in the Trophy Display. Today marked the third day of the Sri Lanka leg of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Trophy Tour. Tomorrow, the trophy will be displayed at Havelock City …
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Since the stories about the Rolls Royce Phantom 8 I brought these days and customs of Sri Lanka circulate in many places, I wanted to share my response with you. (Because we all know that socializing false news in an environment where nothing is properly known) This is the story. A few months ago I got everything ready to import …
Continue ReadingA group of officers from the Kelaniya Division Criminal Investigation Bureau while investigating a suspected person while on corruption duty in Kandana police domination on 2026.01.22, the suspected amount of 30 grams of ice drugs, 120 mgs of money earned from drug trafficking was Rs.51000/= and an electric outage Have been found. The arrested suspect and the lawsuit goods have …
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A discussion on addressing challenges in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector, as well as related environmental issues, under the Memorandum of Understanding on Enhancing China–Sri Lanka Agricultural Productivity, was held this morning (22) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of the Secretary to the President, Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. During the discussion, extensive deliberations took place on jointly implementing programmes …
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Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne announced today (Jan. 21) in Parliament that he has endorsed the certificate on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill, on 20.01.2026. This Bill was presented to Parliament on 05.12.2025 and was taken up for debate and passed in Parliament on 07.01.2026. The Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill has been brought with the …
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