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The government is planning to issue licenses to open 200 wine stores under the FL4 category and 15 of them have already been issued, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa alleged in Parliament today.
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Members of Parliament Charitha Herath, Dayasiri Jayasekara and S. M. Marikkar have also resigned from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) protesting against the appointment of ineligible members to the committee.
3 hours ago - 2 - 1980
The buying rate of the US Dollar has dropped below the Rs. 300 rate for the first time since July 2023, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
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Students from Grades 8 and above will have the opportunity to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) with their information technology subjects, and this pilot project will be started in 20 schools from today, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.
4 hours ago - 5 - 615
Both sides discussed the current economic crisis and the political situation in Sri Lanka at length, and attention was also paid to the upcoming Presidential election.
4 hours ago - 0 - 126
The Education Ministry wants to involve children in competitions like Olympiads, implemented from schools level to the international level.
4 hours ago - 1 - 612
Cricket Australia cites deteriorating human rights conditions for women and girls under Taliban rule
4 hours ago - 7 - 1034
The Central Bank has no powers to increase the salaries of its employees without the approval of Parliament in terms of the Constitution and the move to increase their salaries is wrong, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said today.
5 hours ago - 16 - 1896
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa said that he had not read the book published recently by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on an alleged conspiracy to oust him.
5 hours ago - 5 - 929
A special operation under the ’Yukthiya’ initiative was launched today and Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, STF Commandant Senior DIG Warun Jayasundara and several other senior police officers attended the official team send-off held at the Bambalapitiya Police Field Force Headquarters. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
5 hours ago - 8 - 373
The Party leaders have decided to debate the no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane for three days.
5 hours ago - 0 - 844
Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said.
6 hours ago - 2 - 293
Cabinet approval was granted today to import another stock of 42 million eggs for the requirements of the people and to provide them at a fair price.
6 hours ago - 1 - 513
Following a concerning increase in organized criminal activities in the Western and Southern Provinces, a special operation under the ’Yukthiya’ initiative was launched today.
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The Indian Government has agreed to provide a grant of USD 61.5 million to fully develop the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port.
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A rare and massive comet with a devilish nickname is set to pass by Earth for the first time in 71 years and may be visible during the highly anticipated April 8 total solar eclipse, according to NASA.
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A tense situation erupted in Parliament after a group of Tamil National Alliance MPs staged a protest inside the Chamber over the arrest of eight persons who were engaged in religious observances at the Vedukkunaarimalai Athi Lingeswarar Shrine on Maha Sivarathri night.
8 hours ago - 0 - 125
The Education Ministry today requested all school principals to inform them if their schools have not received school text books and uniform fabric for 2024 yet.
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The cash-strapped government will have to cough up another Rs.11 billion in case a snap parliamentary election is declared ahead of the Presidential Election which is anyway due in terms of the Constitution during the last quarter of this year, Daily Mirror learns.
19 Mar 2024 - 20 - 3432
Putting an end to the rumor’s that the general election or the presidential election will be held first, President Ranil Wickremesinghe reportedly informed the cabinet of ministers yesterday (18) that the presidential election will be held first.
19 Mar 2024 - 0 - 818
Due to deforestation in urban areas, Western purple-faced langurs also known as purple-faced leaf monkey are forced to use rooftops for travel in search of food and resting places, putting them at risk of encounters with dogs, people, and vehicles which can be fatal for the animals, a primatologist and behavioral ecologist said.
19 Mar 2024 - 20 - 2993
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated investigations into an incident in which former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who is in remand custody has been transported to court using a bus donated by UNICEF for the transportation of children of female inmates.
19 Mar 2024 - 1 - 1269
Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals have soared past the 500,000 mark in just the third month of the year, with March alone crossing the 100,000 milestone, over the weekend.
19 Mar 2024 - 5 - 503
In a disheartening revelation, a recent study conducted by the Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce Sri Lanka (WCIC) shed light on the alarming silence surrounding gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) against women in workplaces.
18 Mar 2024 - 6 - 1598
Sri Lanka Cricket has named a 17-member squad and Wanindu Hasaranga, who announced his retirement from Test cricket last year, has made a comeback for the ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh, commencing on March 22.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 1041
Donald Trump’s lawyers have said finding a bond to cover the $464m (£365m) judgement in his New York fraud case is a ’’practical impossibility’’.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 1332
Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from discharging the duties and functioning in the office of Inspector General of Police (IGP).
18 Mar 2024 - 7 - 1938
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando approved the 17-member squad selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee to take part in the Test series against Bangladesh.
18 Mar 2024 - 22 - 4715
During the post-match presentation, Mushfiqur Rahim celebrated the win by mocking Angelo Mathews’ ’timed out’ dismissal during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as he gestured with a broken helmet.
18 Mar 2024 - 2 - 445
Bangladesh have named a strong 15-member squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, which begins on 22 March.
19 Mar 2024