Residents from several villages in Valikamam North staged a protest on Friday (May 1) outside the military commander’s bungalow, demanding the release of privately owned lands that remain under High S

A Sri Lankan finance ministry official linked to the exposure of a controversial US$2.5 million Treasury fraud has been found dead at his residence in Kuliyapitiya on April 30, according to local medi

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Ranil Asanka, who hails from Matugama, is a dedicated team leader at Cuisine Restaurant in City of Dreams Sri Lanka. He speaks with pride and passion about his long journey in the hospitality industr

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Saturday 2nd May, 2026 The government and some Opposition parties held big rallies purportedly to mark May Day yesterday. The JVP/NPP staged as many as 21 such events across the country, and the SJB

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On International Workers’ Day (May 1, 2026), residents of Keppapilavu in Mullaitivu staged a renewed protest demanding the release of lands that remain under Sri Lankan military occupation, nearly two

New human skeletal remains, including those believed to belong to children, were uncovered on Friday during the fifth day of the third phase of excavations at the Chemmani mass grave site (May 1) in J

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