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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to leave for Vietnam on a state visit on 3 May, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said. The President will be staying in Vietnam until 6 May. During the visit a number of agreements that are of mutual interests to both countries will be inked, Minister Jayatissa added.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to conduct an Economic Census in two stages: in 2025 for agricultural activities and in 2026 for non-agricultural activities. The last economic census took place in Sri Lanka in 2013/14, the Department of Government Information said.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has completed the payment of a sum of Rs. 1 million as compensation ordered by the Supreme Court, following his decision to grant a presidential pardon to Jude Shramantha Jayamaha, who was sentenced to death in the Royal Park murder case. The matter was taken up today before a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices S. Thurairaja, Yasantha Kodagoda, and Janak de Silva.Former President Sirisena was present in court during the proceedings.President’s Counsel Faiszer Musthapha, appearing on behalf of the former President, informed the court that the compensation amount had been paid in full as…

The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Union has announced that the registration of ‘Dansal’ for the upcoming Vesak season has commenced.The Secretary of the Association, Chamil Muthukuda stated that the relevant registration activities must be carried out at Medical Officer of Health offices in the area where the ‘Dansal’ is being organized.He emphasized that all registration activities for ‘Dansal’ must be completed before 9 May.Commenting further, Secretary Muthukuda said:“Anyone intending on organizing a ‘Dansal’ anywhere across the island should obtain necessary instructions and complete the registration process through their local MoH office. Therefore, we urge all organizers to meet with…

All campaign activities related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election are scheduled to end at midnight on 3 May, the Chairman of the National Election Commission has announced. The 2025 LG Election is scheduled to be held on 6 May. Share Tweet

A head-on collision between a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus and a private bus in Beliatta has resulted in injuries to at least 30 individuals.The accident occurred this morning.The injured have been admitted to the Tangalle and Beliatta hospitals, Police said. The Beliatta Police is conducting further investigations.

The number of employees in all public and semi-government sector institutions in Sri Lanka has exceeded 1,156,018.As per the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), the estimated number of employees in all Public and Semi-Government Sector institutions in Sri Lanka is 1,156,018 by the year 2024. This is an increase of 46,543 compared to the 2016 census.Among them, the proportion of employed males is 50.5%, which is slightly higher than that of females (49.5%). The majority of employees are in the central government, accounting for 59.5% of the total workforce. However, the report further indicates that…

The marking of postal votes for the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election is scheduled to end today (29).The marking of postal votes for this year’s Local Government Elections commenced on April 24.The Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, mentioned that eligible government officials who missed casting their votes on the previous days will have the opportunity to do so today (29).He further stated that the time allocated for casting postal votes will not be extended.

The Committee of Inquiry appointed to inquire and report its findings on IGP T. M. W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon in respect of acts of gross abuse of power, met yesterday (23) at the Parliamentary premises for the first time and held preliminary discussions.The Committee of Inquiry is chaired by Supreme Court Judge P.P. Surasena and consists of Justice W. M. N. P. Iddawala and the Chairman of the National Police Commission (Ex-officio), Mr. E. W. M. Lalith Ekanayake.This committee is scheduled to meet again on April 25, the Department of Communications of Parliament said in a statement.The Resolution to appoint a…

The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, North-western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts today (24).Showers or thundershowers will occur most places elsewhere of the island after 1.00 p.m., the Met. Department noted.Meanwhile, fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Puttalam districts, it added.Thus, the general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.Misty conditions can be expected at some…