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April 18, 2026
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Lankan High Commissioner meets the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives
MALE : The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Maldives Mohamed Rizvi Hassen called on the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives lruthisham Adam at the Mlnistry of Foreign Affairs on 16 April Minister and the High Commissioner discussed the historical and multifaceted relations between Sri Lanka and Maldives and the potential areas...
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April 18, 2026
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Pottuvil Pradeshiya Sabha honours Dr Meeralebbe Shaheed for his dedicated services to the world community
POTTUVIL : Pottuvil Pradeshiya Sabha honored Dr M L M Shaheed in recognition of. his dedicated services towards the community members , Dr Shaheed who is. currently based in the United Kingdom, had earlier served at the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh. During his period of stay in Riyadh , Dr Shaheed who was a...
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April 18, 2026
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G.M.R.D. Aponsu Appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Energy
COLOMBO : President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Mr G.M.R.D. Aponsu as Secretary to the Ministry of Energy. The letter of appointment was presented to him this Friday afternoon on April (17) at the Presidential Secretariat by Presidential Secretary Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. Mr G.M.R.D. Aponsu, who previously served as Senior Additional Secretary to the...
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April 18, 2026
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Iran Announces Strait of Hormuz Fully Open
COLOMBO ; Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial shipping during the remaining period of the ceasefire in Lebanon. In a statement posted on social media, Foriegn Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that, in line with the ceasefire, all commercial vessels are permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz...
International
April 18, 2026
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Crude Oil Shipment Arrives at Colombo Port Amid Middle East Tension
COLOMBO : The first crude oil shipment to arrive in Sri Lanka following the outbreak of tensions in the Middle East reached the Colombo Port Friday, April (17), the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation said. The vessel Desh Mahima, owned by the Shipping Corporation of India, arrived from the United Arab Emirates carrying approximately...
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