Art Beat - Avurudu Special

Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry will leave for Iran tonight to attend President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi s funeral in Tabriz, Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. MORE..

21 May 2024 (6:30 PM)

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has increased to 2.7% in April 2024, compared to 2.5% in March 2024, according to the latest data release by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..

21 May 2024 (5:53 PM)

Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East. MORE..

21 May 2024 (5:19 PM)

The Ministry of Education has refuted the reports circulating on social media claiming that all schools island-wide will be closed tomorrow (May 22). MORE..

21 May 2024 (4:41 PM)

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for strong winds and rough seas for naval and fishing communities in the deep-sea areas in the South-eastern Arabian Sea and in the southwestern Bay of Bengal Sea. MORE..

21 May 2024 (4:20 PM)