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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who underwent a surgery in Singapore, has returned to the island this morning (09).Former President Wickremesinghe departed for Singapore on March 15 to receive medical treatment.It is reported that he had previously undergone a surgical procedure in Sri Lanka before traveling to Singapore.Earlier, the Chairman of the United National Party (UNP), Vajra Abeywardana confirmed former President Wickremesinghe underwent a successful surgery at a hospital in Singapore.He further stated that the former President remained in hospital for a few days under medical supervision.

Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has announced that the discussion scheduled for today (09) with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) will not be held.Speaking in Parliament on the ongoing strike launched by the GMOA, the Health Minister stated, “If this is how they behave, I will not proceed with the discussion that was planned for today. This strike is unjustified, and as a government, we are prepared to face it.”He further alleged that the strike is being carried out by a small group with political motives and urged them to refrain from continuing the trade union action. The…

The Department of Meteorology has indicated that an El Niño event during the southwest monsoon season could result in drought conditions extending through September.Speaking at a media briefing today (09) at the Government Information Department, Additional Director General of the Department of Meteorology, Ajith Wijemanna stressed the need for proactive water management under such circumstances. He noted that both drinking water supplies and irrigation systems should be carefully managed to mitigate potential shortages.Wijemanna stated that the prevailing high temperatures in the country is expected to continue throughout this month.“We anticipate that the warm weather will persist for the remainder of…

More than 200,000 micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka ceased operations between 2018 and 2022 due to various reasons, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando said.Speaking in Parliament today (09), the Deputy Minister revealed that approximately 108,000 businesses ceased operations as a direct result of the economic crisis.He added that a further 155,000 enterprises were shut down due to other factors.According to the Deputy Minister, data from the Department of Census and Statistics indicates that Sri Lanka had around 1.3 million registered institutions during the 2018–2022 period. Of these, about 1.037 million…

A Sri Lankan woman has reportedly sustained minor injuries following airstrikes carried out by Israel on Lebanon yesterday (08).The Sri Lankan Embassy in Beirut stated that the woman is not in a critical condition.Meanwhile, Lebanon’s health authorities have confirmed that 254 people have been killed and 1,165 others injured as a result of a series of massive attacks launched by Israel on Lebanon within a span of 10 minutes.

Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of Sri Lanka’s reform program supported by the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility.Once the review is approved by the IMF Executive Board, Sri Lanka will have access to about US$700 million in financing, according to the IMF.Meanwhile, the IMF mission team led by Evan Papageorgiou visited Sri Lanka from March 26 to April 9, 2026, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments and progress in implementing economic and financial policies under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.At the end of…

Lance Corporal K.K.P.K. Rathnayaka, a soldier of the Sri Lanka Army, took measures to return a lost wallet containing Rs. 80,000.00 and several valuable documents to its rightful owner, a Myanmar Buddhist monk, on 07 April 2026 at the Godagama Purana Viharaya. The soldier had discovered the wallet on a bus travelling from Pettah to Avissawella.The owner of the wallet, Ven. Nyano, a Myanmar national, had misplaced it while travelling on a bus on 06 April 2026. Upon finding the wallet, the soldier immediately informed Ven. Kotigala Nandaratana Nayaka Thero, the Chief Incumbent of the Godagama Purana Viharaya. Following the…

The White House has reaffirmed its claims to have “achieved every single objective” set out since the start of the Iran war.In a post on social media, it said Iran’s Navy was “destroyed” along with Tehran’s defence industrial base “annihilated” and its nuclear ambitions “denied”.“Iran’s ability to threaten the region has been systematically dismantled,” the White House added.Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary ⁠Pete Hegseth also declared a decisive military victory over Iran and said that Tehran’s missile programme has been functionally destroyed.Hegseth and General ⁠Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters on Wednesday, a day after…

Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy militia in Lebanon, said early Thursday it fired rockets at northern Israel in response to Israeli ceasefire violations, in its first attack since the deal was reached, Reuters news agency reported.Hezbollah said in a statement that its attack came in response to what it described as Israeli ceasefire violations, after Israel launched its biggest attack on Lebanon in this war on Wednesday, April 8. The Israel strikes killed more than 150 people.The strikes raised questions about regional truce efforts, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian saying a ceasefire in Lebanon was an essential condition of his country’s agreement…

The Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasuriya has issued a set of instructions to all police officers regarding the acceptance of gifts and the provision of monetary allowances for New Year celebrations.It is reported that the instructions were issued based on information received that many police stations are preparing to collect money from officers to hold Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations and are also preparing to organize New Year parties with contributions from the business community.In particular, hampers or gift vouchers given to senior police officers as a form of goodwill should not be accepted, and senior officers themselves…