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Simple funeral mirrors Pope’s austere life Over 250,000 throng Vatican Francis, the humble Pontiff whose acts of inclusiveness, modesty and mercy rippled through his 12-year Papacy, was laid to rest yesterday in …

Today marks the final day of the Exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, drawing to a close a historic event with extraordinary …

A team of senior European Union (EU) officials will visit Sri Lanka from April 28 – May 7, to review Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing the 27 International Conventions under …

The results of the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination have been released online, the Department of Examination announced yesterday. The results can be viewed on the official website of the …

Stocks traded higher at the Colombo Stock Exchange, closing 0.81 percent stronger at the end of trade on Friday backed by export sector stocks on hopes of Sri Lanka reaching …

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) that he will provide a statement to the Commission tomorrow, April 28, regarding the …

A Requiem Mass for Pope Francis was held at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena, yesterday presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka Brian Udaigwe. Picture by Sudath Nishantha

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, representing Sri Lanka at the Vatican, paid his final respects to the late Pope Francis, whose body lay in state at St. Peter’s Basilica. Minister Herath …