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Technology LNP - Breast cancer claims three lives daily in SL- health officials
Sri Lanka sees approximately 15 new breast cancer cases daily, with around three women dying from the disease each day, health authorities revealed yesterday.…
General LNP - Private bus ticketing to be mandatory from next month
The Western Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority (WPRPTA) has announced that issuing and obtaining tickets on private buses will become mandatory from…
Politics LNP - President urges world leaders to commit themselves to building a safe world
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to commit themselves wholeheartedly…
Politics LNP - Minister Vijitha Herath holds talks with Maldives, Finland and Germany FMs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has held bilateral talks with Ministers of several countries on the sideline of the 80th session of the United…
Travel LNP - Three dead and four injured in head-on collision between lorry and van in Thalawa
Three individuals have died and four others have been injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a van in the Thalawa–Mirigama junction along the…
Business LNP - Is cryptocurrency legal in Sri Lanka? Central Bank Governor explains
Although Sri Lankans cannot use cryptocurrency for transactions in the country, investing in cryptocurrency or virtual currency has no legal impediment due to…
Politics LNP - President meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with UN High…
Politics LNP - ’I’m waiting in the street’: Blocked by presidential convoy in NY, Macron phones Trump
France 24 - "How are you? Guess what!' It was not the most usual beginning to a telephone call between two heads of state but neither were the…
Crime LNP - Majority drug addicts in Sri Lanka are not O/L passed
A recent study has revealed that most drug addicts including ICE addicts in Sri Lanka have education levels below the Ordinary Level (O/L) and have now become…
Education LNP - Another tragic accident kills schoolgirl
A 17-year-old schoolgirl died today after sustaining serious injuries in a road accident near Meerigama National School on the Pasiyala–Giriulla Road,…
Sports LNP - Former umpire 'Dickie' Bird dies aged 92
Former Test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird, one of the most famous officials of his era, has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on…
Business LNP - Indian market growth momentum drives 31% spike in Sept. tourist arrivals
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has kicked off the autumn season with a 31 percent surge in arrivals, welcoming 111,823 tourists in the first three weeks of…
Crime LNP - Sampath Manamperi remanded
Sampath Manamperi, who was detained for interrogation by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), has been ordered remanded in custody by the Walasmulla Magistrate’s…
Technology LNP - CEB workers’ to continue work-to-rule campaign until midnight today
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Technicians’ Union announced that the ongoing ‘work-to-rule’ trade union action will continue as scheduled until midnight…
Politics LNP - CBSL decides to keep policy rate unchanged
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 7.75%, following its latest Monetary Policy Board meeting held…
Travel LNP - Afghan boy flies from Kabul to Delhi hiding in plane’s landing gear
A 13-year-old Afghan boy made a dangerous journey from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air passenger plane. Officials say the…
Crime LNP - Two persons linked to yesterday’s Tangalle drugs seizure arrested
Police have arrested two sons of an individual who died after being hospitalised from a house in Seenimodara, Tangalle, yesterday (22), where a large haul of…
Development LNP - New Zealand loosens path to residency for some migrants
The New Zealand government said on Tuesday it was introducing two new pathways for migrants to gain residency as part of their efforts to boost the country’s…
Entertainment LNP - Popular tele-drama actor Nalin Pradeep Udawela passes away aged 56
Popular tele-drama actor Nalin Pradeep Udawela passed away this morning (23) at the age of 56, while receiving treatment at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital,…
Crime LNP - Three Pakistanis arrested for robbing driver using chemical-laced currency note in Peradeniya
In what appeared to be a rare tactic employed in robberies, three Pakistani nationals have been arrested for allegedly robbing a lorry driver of Rs.90,000…
Business LNP - Sri Lanka’s Flaws Laid Bare as Losses Trigger Shake-Up
Sri Lanka walk into Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with no safety net left. Their Super Four clash against Pakistan is, in every sense, a must-win. Another slip, and…
Crime LNP - Immigration Controller Harsha Ilukpitiya sentenced to two years in prison for contempt of court
The Supreme Court today (23) sentenced Harsha Ilukpitiya, the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, to two years of imprisonment after being found…
Crime LNP - Non-Smoking Sri Lanka in future?
Sri Lanka is presently heading towards a ‘no-smokers’ zone’ due to the youngsters aged 15-25 staying away from the habit, an official from the Alcohol and Drug…
Crime LNP - Another lorry with 200kg of substances believed to be ‘Ice’ and heroin found in Tangalle
A large stock of narcotics, including over 200 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or commonly known as ‘Ice’ and eroin, has been discovered in Seenimodara,…