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While the State Vesak Festival was held at Nuwara Eliya this year, on a grand scale, Vesak festivities across the country attracted thousands of people. Colombo was lit up to mark the Vesak month ...
Students of various faiths took part in the state Vesak festival held in Nuwara Eliya last week. Here a section of the students who contributed to the art exhibition coinciding with the Vesak ...
Sayuri Muthuthanthri and Nuren Wevita emerged Under-12 Girl’s and Boy’s Singles champions of the 110th Colombo Tennis Championship when they came out victorious in the two finals played at the SLTA ...
The initiative continues to serve as a premier mentorship and professional development platform for young Sri Lankan talent, fostering leadership, career skills, and industry exposure, AmCham said in ...
Sri Lanka’s TomEJC mango has gained global recognition as the country exports 85 per cent of mangoes to West Asia, with shipments to the region steadily increasing over the past five years. Mango ...
SLIIT, recognised as Sri Lanka’s No. 1 Non-State University, standing 3rd nationwide in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, successfully concluded its March 2025 Convocation ...
All nine university students including the Inter University student Federation (IUSF) convener Madushan Chandarajith who were arrested on Friday while protesting outside the Health Ministry were given ...
The Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development will launch a National Incubator Policy Framework soon. The National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) under this ministry will ...
The ‘World Avurudu Kumara and Kumariya – 2025 USA’ competition, in which Sri Lankan youth living in the United States competed for the prestigious titles of World Avurudu Kumara and Kumariya, was held ...
Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to increase electricity tariffs by 18.3 percent, with an assurance from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that it would provide fuel at a lower cost than the market price to the ...
Sri Lanka’s young boxers fought with heart and courage but fell short of reaching the finals, settling for four hard-earned bronze medals as the ASBC Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships continued ...
One of the oldest and most notorious invaders of Horton Plains is Ulex europaeus (Gorse), a thorny shrub introduced from Western Europe by the British during the colonial era. Originally planted for ...