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  • 18-hour water cut
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says that water supply will be suspended to several areas from 8 am tomorrow (03) to 2 am tomorrow (04).Accordingly, water supply...
  • Nursing, Medical and Engineering Retirement Age 63
    Although it has been decided to reduce the retirement age of public servants to 60 years, the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local...
  • China's Support for the IMF Program
    China states that the support of the International Monetary Fund and other international institutions is essential for Sri Lanka's efforts to get rid of the debt it is...
  • Former President back to SL?
    It is reported that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is ready to return Sri Lanka day after tomorrow (03).He went to Thailand, Maldives, Sigapore and spent a few weeks...
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  • 08 Task Forces Appointed
    Enable GingerEight Task Forces comprise of state and private sector heads appointed to create good investment opportunities and secure investors - President's Media DivisionCannot connect to Ginger...
  • Mirihana Protest: 54 arrested
    The police had arrested 54 persons over the protest held near the President’s residence in Mirihana on Thursday night. Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that the protest had been peaceful...
  • Showers expected in several provinces
    Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the island except Northern province during the evening or night, stated the Meteorology Department. Fairly heavy showers...
  • Kerala cannabis worth approx. Rs. 20 million held
    A special operation conducted by Sri Lanka Coast Guard in seas off Kovilan Point Lighthouse in Jaffna today led to the seizure of about 66kg and 600g of Kerala cannabis. The operation also made way...
  • All exams question papers will be printed - Education Minister
    The Minister of Education Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday assured that adequate amount of papers were available for the preparation of question papers for the main examinations. He said if...
  • NIA files charge sheet against six in LTTE terror funding case
    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a charge sheet in a special court at Poonamallee against six persons, accused of attempting to revive the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil...
  • CBSL temporarily suspends license issued to a leading money exchange centre
    Considering the complaints received from general public that Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd is offering higher exchange rates, the Department of Foreign Exchange of the Central Bank conducted an...
  • Delegation of France-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group visits Parliament
     A delegation of France – Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group led by President of the France-Sri Lanka Friendship Group, Senator Joel Guerriau, made a special visit to Parliament recently....
  • Navy seizes an Indian trawler for poaching in northern waters
    Sri Lanka Navy carried out a special operation on the night of 30th March 2022, to chase away a large number of Indian trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters northwest of Kovilan Point...
  • Premalal Jayasekara acquitted
    The Court of Appeal today ordered to acquit and release Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekara alias ‘Choka Malli’ and two others who were convicted and sentenced...
  • 3,393 administered COVID booster shot yesterday
     3,393 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Wednesday. In total 7,873,543 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the...
  • Former Minister Athauda Seneviratne passes away
    Former minister Athauda Seneviratne has passed away. He was 91 at the time of his demise.He passed away this morning (31) while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.  
  • Showers expected in several provinces
    Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the island except Northern province and Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night, stated the...
  • 750 jeeps to police under Indian aid
    The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of 750 jeeps to the Sri Lanka Police under the Indian Loan Scheme was signed at the Ministry of Public Security today (30) with the objective...
  • Heat Index reaches ‘Caution’ level
    The Department of Meteorology states that the Heat Index is likely to reach the 'Cause Caution’ level.The Heat Index states that, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘...