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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath says he was honoured to receive the traditional Māori “Pōwhiri” welcome at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand this morning.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Minister noted that he was the first Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to be accorded this ceremonial welcome at the start of his official visit to the country.Vijitha Herath is currently undertaking an official visit to New Zealand and Australia from 26 May to 3 June 2026, at the invitation of the two governments.During the visit, Minister Herath will hold…

eMarketingEye (EME), a leading hospitality digital marketing agency, haslaunched Sri Lanka’s First AI Visibility Study for Hotels, offering groundbreakinginsights into how hotels in Sri Lanka appear across leading AI platforms (LLMs)such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.The AI Visibility Study analysed how Sri Lankan hotels are represented in AI-generated responses across high-intent travel prompts and evaluatedfactors including brand mentions, recommendation frequency, citationvisibility, and competitive positioning in AI search environments.The analysis was conducted using AEYEPULSE, eMarketingEye’s proprietary AIVisibility Monitoring System. The platform evaluates brand visibility across AI-generated travel recommendations, conversational search prompts,citations, and category-specific discovery patterns across leading AIplatforms (LLMs).The study marks…

The south-west monsoon has established over the island, with prevailing showery condition over the south-western parts of the country expected to continue, according to the Department of Meteorology. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy rainfalls of above 75 mm are likely at some places in these areas, the Met. Department said. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts after 1.00 pm. Fairly strong winds about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western…

Arrangements will be made to provide motorbikes for Public Health Midwives in the future, along with the implementation of the scheduled salary increase from January next year, the Minister of Health, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated.The Health Minister made these assurances at a certificate awarding ceremony held today (26) for 275 administrative Public Health Midwife trainees who successfully completed their training.The event was held at the auditorium of the new Outpatient Department complex of the Colombo National Hospital.The Health Minister said the government is working to stabilise the economy while ensuring that no additional burden is placed on the public, despite…

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) conducted a field visit to the Mannar District, in order to inspect the lands used by the North Western and North Central Naval Commands of Sri Lanka Navy.The Chairman of the Mannar District Coordination Committee, Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development Upali Samarasinghe, Parliamentarian Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran and other government officials were also part of the visit, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.During the visit, the Deputy Minister closely observed the Navy’s active contribution in Mannar, towards eradicating the drug menace affecting the country, while also reviewing measures implemented to…

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has cautioned the general public against relying on unofficial guidance being circulated regarding the centralized electronic system for submitting asset and liability declarations.In a statement, the Commission said it has observed that various external parties who are not affiliated with the Commission are providing instructions and awareness on accessing the system, entering information and operating the online platform established for declarations.According to the Commission, some of the information and procedures being communicated by such parties are inaccurate and inconsistent with the officially approved process.The Commission stressed that it does not…

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday condemned the attack on Barakah Nuclear Plant in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement, adding that ⁠the attack constituted a violation of international law.The council did not attribute blame for the attack.The UAE said last week that six drones had been launched against ⁠it from Iraq, including one that at the nuclear power plant ⁠in the Gulf state.Iraq is home to powerful Iranian-backed ⁠militia groups which have claimed attacks against “enemy bases ⁠in Iraq and the region” during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Source: Reuters–Agencies

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has indicated that vehicle prices could see a temporary increase due to higher surcharges imposed on vehicle imports and fluctuations in exchange rates.Speaking on the issue, representatives of the Sri Lanka Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka urged authorities to provide relief at least for vehicles that have already been imported or for which Letters of Credit (LCs) have already been opened.The Vice President of the Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka, Arosha Rodrigo said the reduction of the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio would lower consumers’ purchasing power and affordability, which in turn would…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka is facing a serious economic risk, alleging that the government is misleading the public with “false statistics” instead of revealing the true state of the economy. He made these remarks during a meeting with social media activists held at the headquarters of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).Premadasa claimed that the government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, continues to conceal the country’s economic vulnerabilities while increasing the prices of essential commodities such as fuel and milk powder.He stated that rising fuel and milk powder prices are clear indicators of the prevailing…

The group of 22 Buddhist monks recently arrested at the Katunayake Airport over the smuggling of “Kush” cannabis and “Hashish” from Thailand have been further remanded until June 09 by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court. The order was issued when the suspects were produced before Negombo Magistrate Subhani Abeysekera today (26).The suspects were taken into custody at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on April 25 after arriving from Thailand with a total of 112 kilograms of “Kush” cannabis and “Hashish,” valued at over Rs. 110 million, concealed in their luggage.The 22 monks were detained for seven days for interrogation by the Police…