Politics
During a discussion this evening, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to facilitat…
Politics
During a discussion this evening, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to facilitat…
Weather
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva, Eastern and North-Central provinces during the evening or …
Sports
The Governor of the Central Bank says that Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making good pr…
Crime
The government has decided not to make any revisions to the fuel prices as per the pricing formula. Earlier, the Minister of Power…
Business
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) United Trade Union Alliance warns that the power cuts would likely have to be increased to more…
Weather
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve an updated version of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine booster that targets…
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The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva, Eastern, Northern and N…
Politics
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered public sector officials to strictly adhere to the circular issued by the Treasury earli…
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Calling for a fresh probe on the Easter Sunday attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today said the incumbent Pr…
Travel
Tourist arrivals for the first 11 days of August crossed the 16,000 mark, showing signs of a slight improvement in terms of the ra…
Business
he recent 75% increase in the electricity tariff is incorrect; it is a 100% increase when considering higher unit rates, the Ceylo…
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As the world’s largest democracy India celebrated its Independence Day today (August 15), Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ad…
Crime
Prabodha Kumara alias 'Kadira', who was the main sniper of underworld figure and drug trafficker 'Harak Kata', was arrested by the…
Crime
A fuel price revision for the second quarter of this month will be made today, the power and energy ministry announced earlier. Ac…
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The one hour and 20 minutes power cut will be extended from tomorrow due to a minor breakdown repair of unit one of the Norochchol…
Politics
The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to hold a four-day debate in the House on the Budget Amendment Bill 2022. Acco…
Politics
President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that he aims to prepare a governance structure with fair representation for each political p…
Politics
A petrol cargo weighing 35,000 metric tonnes is expected to arrive in Colombo tonight, Minister of Power & Energy says. Accord…
Weather
The Ministry of Transport says that a luxury train will be operated between Colombo and Badulla starting from this weekend. The ne…
Crime
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another two Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (10). The v…
Crime
The Chief Secretary of the Western Province says that steps have been taken to issue revenue licenses for vehicles in the Western …
Crime
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 11) for what Thai authorities said would be a t…
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The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) today said that nearly 7,000 buses have been augmented to operations today. LPBO…
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The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved one hour power cut from August 8 to 11. Accordingly, power shedd…
Business
Sinopec, the biggest petrochemical company in China, is likely to enter Sri Lankan market for fuel importing, distribution and sel…