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Fri, 19 Apr 2024 Today's Paper
18 Apr 2024 - 4 - 1068
A Moringa tree was planted this morning to mark the tree planting ritual for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year at the Gangaramaya Temple. Indigenous Medicine State Minister Sisira Jayakody participated at the event along with Gangaramaya Deputy Incumbent Ven. Kirinde Assaji Thera. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
18 Apr 2024 - 14 - 5430
A Sri Lankan postdoctoral research scientist Piyumi Wijesekara is among the new crew of four volunteers selected by NASA to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
18 Apr 2024 - 0 - 1046
This handout photograph taken and released by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation yesterday (17), shows Mount Ruang spewing hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi.
18 Apr 2024 - 8 - 1064
The Colombo District Court today further extended its enjoining order preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
18 Apr 2024 - 0 - 1263
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami.
18 Apr 2024 - 3 - 1356
A gazette notification on the proposed electricity sector reforms was published yesterday, the Power and Energy Ministry said.
18 Apr 2024 - 29 - 1278
The National People’s Power (NPP) said that a future NPP government will appoint a special Commission of Inquiry with full judicial powers to further investigate the facts
18 Apr 2024 - 20 - 6927
Sri Lanka is still at a loss to thwart the efforts by a city council in Canada to construct what it called a Tamil genocide monument, and to counter the allegations by the Canadian politicians, an informed source said .
18 Apr 2024 - 1 - 918
The mounting tensions in the Middle East that are becoming increasingly unpredictable are likely to impact the Ceylon Tea cuppa, the industry stakeholders said, especially since over 50 percent of the island nation’s tea is exported to that region.
18 Apr 2024 - 10 - 1638
Sri Lanka crossed the 700,000 tourist arrival milestone within the first 14 weeks of the year, almost half the time frame taken to reach the mark in 2023.
18 Apr 2024 - 23 - 1870
Strict measures will be taken against anyone causing inconvenience to foreigners visiting the country. She expressed concern over a group of individuals engaging in such indecent behavior, labeling them as disgraceful, Tourism State Minister Diana Gamage said.
18 Apr 2024 - 2 - 353
In a bid to set the record straight, State Minister Finance Shehan Semasinghe pointed out that authorities continue to engage all debt restructuring negotiations in good faith, within principles of equitable treatment among creditors, and with maximum transparency within the norms of such negotiations.
18 Apr 2024 - 6 - 894
The Police department has decided to enhance crime detection by integrating public and private CCTV camera systems with the Police CCTV camera system, a senior police officer said.
18 Apr 2024 - 16 - 1754
Sri Lanka women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu made history by registering the 3rd highest individual women’s ODI score of 195* off 139 balls. Her stellar performance led Sri Lanka women’s team to victory against South Africa Women, in the 3rd ODI leveling the 3-match ODI series 1-1.
17 Apr 2024 - 6 - 532
The Excise Department of Sri Lanka, one of the three main revenue generating arms of the country’s Ministry of Finance is struggling with a severe dearth of staff even to perform day-to-day duties, as the 17 top rung positions are vacant for months now, the Daily Mirror learns.
17 Apr 2024 - 11 - 2615
The Catholic Church has received the remaining parts of the report submitted by the presidential commission which probed the Easter Sunday attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.
17 Apr 2024 - 13 - 1161
The monthly expenses of a person in Sri Lanka decreased in February compared to January, the Census and Statistics Department said.
17 Apr 2024 - 1 - 578
A fire broke out in the Mana forest area near the official residence of the Police DIG in the Bahirawakanda Grama Niladhari area in Kandy this evening, the Kandy Disaster Management office said.
17 Apr 2024 - 2 - 447
In response to alarming shootings by criminals, IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon said that a team of 100 police personnel is undergoing training to go after motorbike riders engaging in criminal activities.
17 Apr 2024 - 0 - 1044
Iranian authorities said they rescued 21 Sri Lankan crewmen from a Cook Islands-flagged tanker sinking in the Gulf of Oman, the state news agency IRNA reported today, according to Reuters.
17 Apr 2024 - 7 - 3890
The post-mortem examination of former Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma has determined that severe internal organ damage from electrocution had caused his death.
17 Apr 2024 - 2 - 378
In a bid to address its financial challenges, Sri Lankan authorities will continue to engage in debt restructuring negotiations, demonstrating their commitment to equitable treatment among creditors and transparency within the norms of such negotiations.
17 Apr 2024 - 3 - 1046
Eating a wide range of foods, including sweets, during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festivities can lead to higher blood sugar and cholesterol levels, Registrar in Clinical Nutrition at the Health Ministry Dr. Janaka Marasinghe said.
17 Apr 2024 - 4 - 2568
Member of the Communications Committee of the Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando has been summoned by the CID for questioning on Friday, April 19.
17 Apr 2024 - 27 - 11051
Mage Rata organization president Sanjaya Mahawatta today, lodged a complaint with the Illegal Assets Investigations Division, calling for an inquiry into model Piumi Hansamali using the Range Rover vehicle previously used by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
17 Apr 2024 - 15 - 2547
The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) is presently facing the heat as allegations have surfaced that the party is forcing Estate Superintendents within the estate community to select members loyal to the CWC as beneficiaries for an Indian grant which gives houses funded by the Indian government.
17 Apr 2024 - 28 - 4046
A street food vendor who used abusive language towards American YouTuber Emeka Iwueze after quoting the price for a portion of Kottu Roti at Rs.1,900 at a street food stall in Hulftsdorp, was granted bail today after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
17 Apr 2024 - 2 - 1432
Popular actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband, who were held in remand custody over an alleged financial fraud, were today ordered to be further remanded till April 24 after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
17 Apr 2024 - 0 - 279
The fifteen Sri Lankan fishermen who were imprisoned in Myanmar last December were granted amnesty, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Myanmar Janaka Bandara said.
17 Apr 2024 - 2 - 410
The Dehiwala Zoological Gardens collected a total of Rs. 4.85 million as revenue during April 13, 14 and 15, Zoological Gardens Assistant Director Dinushika Manawadu said.
18 Apr 2024