Long-term overseas travelling for Agriculture Sector officials not approved

07 Apr 2023

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Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has decided not to grant approval for long-term overseas travelling abroad for officials attached to the agriculture sector.

Fleet of 7,000 buses to operate during new year season

07 Apr 2023

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Special arrangements have been made to provide transport facilities for the people during the new year season, the National Transport Commission (NTC) said.

PHIs to raid shops selling food unfit for human consumption

07 Apr 2023

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Raids will be carried out till April 25 to identify shops selling food unfit for human consumption during the festive season, the Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Association said.

Kalubowila Hospital decides not to accept bodies until existing ones are cleared: Administration

06 Apr 2023

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The hospital administration at the Kalubowila (Colombo South) Teaching Hospital has decided not to accept any more bodies that are unidentified and without owners that are brought to the hospital.

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Govt. trying to define terrorism, names trade union activists as terrorists: Stalin

06 Apr 2023

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The government is now trying to define what terrorism is and it has named trade union activists as terrorists, Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) Secretary Joseph Stalin said.

Badulla train derails disrupting services

06 Apr 2023

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The express train from Colombo Fort to Badulla had derailed between Talawakele and Watagoda stations at around 5:00 p.m., the Railways Department said.

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Order over request to issue arrest warrant on Diana Gamage reserved for April 24

06 Apr 2023

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today fixed for April 24 to decide whether it issues or not, an arrest warrant against State Minister Diana Gamage for allegedly committing offences under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act.

Revised bus fares will be active 100% by new year season: NTC Chairman

06 Apr 2023

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The recent bus fare revision have been implemented on 90 percent of the buses and measures have been taken to implement the revision on 100% of the buses in the new year season, National Transport Commission (NTC) Director General Nilan Miranda said.

Water Supply TU strike continues from today, no office, customer services until further notice

05 Apr 2023

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The Water Supply Trade Union Alliance (WSTUA) has decided to continue their trade union action from today (April 5) as they have not received solutions to their demands.

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It’s high time to transform educational system to meet challenges: Minister

05 Apr 2023

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It is high time to transform our educational system to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and the ministry is stepping on several developments in the education sector, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Electricity tariff should be reduced by 30%: PUCSL Chairman

04 Apr 2023

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The Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Rathnayake said yesterday that the electricity tariff should be reduced by 30%.

X-Press Pearl Disaster

Failure to take legal action within next 45 days, SL will face the danger of losing compensation: CEJ

04 Apr 2023

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If the Sri Lankan government did not take legal action within 45 days for the X-Press Pearl Disaster, the island nation might not receive the compensation, the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) said today.

Death of Dinesh Shafter: GA’s report to be forwarded to panel of medical experts

04 Apr 2023

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court today ordered the Court Registrar that the Government Analyst’s report pertaining to the death of businessman Dinesh Shafter be forwarded to the panel of medical experts who were appointed to perform a fresh post-mortem inquiry into the Shafter’s death.

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Lower CoL, give us relief...

04 Apr 2023

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The Trade Union Collective today staged a protest in front of the Fort Railway Station placing several demands, including lowering the astronomically high cost of living and taxes and tariffs. Pix by Nisal Baduge

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LITRO gas price to slash from tonight

04 Apr 2023

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The prices of 12.5kg domestic LITRO gas cylinders will be reduced by Rs. 1,005 from midnight today, LITRO Lanka Chairman Muditha Peiris said.

Toddy tapper found dead on tree

04 Apr 2023

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A toddy tapper who climbed a Kithul tree had been found dead and his body was lowered by the police with the help of area people.

LAUGFS Gas also to slash prices from tonight

04 Apr 2023

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With the recent decision by LITRO Lanka to reduce the price of a 12.5 kg gas cylinder from tonight, the LAUGFS Gas Company has said today that they are working to lower their prices too.

Sajith loses grip on a dying SJB?

04 Apr 2023

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In a desperate attempt to keep the main opposition - the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alive, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa invited all SJB Parliamentarians to dinner at the Monarch Imperial in Battaramulla last evening in order to coax them into remaining in the party which is now on the verge of collapse.

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PHU offers conditional support for privatization programme

04 Apr 2023

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Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila said they have decided to offer conditional support for the privatization programme based on the reality that state-run organizations have become a burden as a result of politicization and corruption during the last seven years. “State run organizations becoming a burden is a reality and we offer conditional support for privatization based on this,” he said.

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NASA names astronauts to next moon mission, first crew under Artemis

04 Apr 2023

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NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.