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19 Apr 2024 - 20 - 1129
A request by some MPs across the political divide for concessionary vehicle permits is likely to be shot down by the party leaders given the dire economic situation of the country, Daily Mirror learns.
19 Apr 2024 - 2 - 966
As scorching temperatures continue to sweep across Sri Lanka, the Vets in Sri Lanka have issued a stark call to action, urging public to provide water access to animals especially birds.
19 Apr 2024 - 8 - 1240
A herd of wild elephant that roamed into the Settikulam-Mannar main highway in the early hours of last morning had pulled down telephone posts causing the breakdown of telecom services in several areas.
19 Apr 2024 - 74 - 5374
With the Presidential Election scheduled to be held in the first week of October, political parties have begun vigorous campaigns in electorates as well as closed door discussions with parliamentarians in a bid to secure a basic 50 percent vote base which will win them the presidency.
19 Apr 2024 - 14 - 2933
Port City Colombo officials expressed frustration over delays in opening the downtown duty-free mall in Colombo.
19 Apr 2024 - 7 - 962
Possible delays in reaching an agreement (in principle) with private bondholders is unlikely to impact the disbursement of the third tranche under IMF’s US$ 3billion bailout package, given negotiations are moving ahead in good faith, Former Governor of Central Bank (CB) and renowned economist, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said.
19 Apr 2024 - 12 - 1012
Sri Lanka is facing an imminent threat in its health sector with high chances of substandard medicines like human immunoglobulin entering the market in the near future, as the law enforcement body of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has diminished to just a single officer since this week.
18 Apr 2024 - 3 - 326
To advance the implementation of the ’’Mindfulness’’ programme, the Education Ministry plans to launch it with a Global Week Summit on May 3 and 4.
18 Apr 2024 - 4 - 1042
A review of data published by Sri Lanka Customs analyzed by Siyaka Research confirms that the country shipped 62 Mnkg during the period January – March 2024, up 15% on last year’s figure of 54 Mnkg.
18 Apr 2024 - 3 - 1518
A military helicopter carrying the head of the Kenya Defence Forces, General Francis Ogolla, has crashed in a remote area near the Ugandan border.
18 Apr 2024 - 29 - 3603
The Moragalla Tourist Police arrested a 60-year-old man who posed as a tourist guide and fraudulently obtained money from a foreign national at an eatery in Kalutara for medhu vadai and plain tea.
18 Apr 2024 - 3 - 727
A Sub-Inspector from the Mawathagama police station and a Sergeant from the Doretiyawa police station, both found to have connections with drug traffickers, were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today.
18 Apr 2024 - 24 - 1366
People should not make the 2024 Presidential election a regime changing poll as it has to be one which elects a custodian for the nation, UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardana said today.
18 Apr 2024 - 3 - 1803
A 53-year-old Sri Lankan man, wanted internationally for a murder committed in Bucharest in 1991, has been arrested in Germany earlier this year. He is set to be extradited to Romania on April 23 to serve a 19-year prison sentence.
18 Apr 2024 - 5 - 940
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the imports of human immunoglobulin (Human-IG) and several other medicinal drugs without competitive bids is wrongful and illegal.
18 Apr 2024 - 2 - 279
The Ministry of Defence has directed the Sri Lanka Army to implement a month-long General Amnesty starting from April 20 to May 20, 2024 enabling all Army absentees to receive an official discharge from their service.
18 Apr 2024 - 2 - 610
The global annual damage caused by climate change is estimated to be 38 trillion dollars until the year 2050, a study by a German research institute has found.
18 Apr 2024 - 16 - 1774
Google has fired 28 workers after dozens of employees participated in sit-ins at the company’s New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices to protest the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.
18 Apr 2024 - 5 - 1420
The respondent parties in the first application filed before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court under the newly enacted Online Safety Act, raised objections challenging the maintainability of the application.
18 Apr 2024 - 24 - 3065
The National People’s Power (NPP) today presented to Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith its 7-point statement pledging to mete out justice to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.
18 Apr 2024 - 1 - 1635
The Court of Appeal has issued notice on former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra, requiring her to appear before court on May 8 in connection with a contempt of court application.
18 Apr 2024 - 2 - 1616
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested two suspects, including a retired Major of the Sri Lanka Army for fraudulently obtaining money from individuals promising employment in the Russian army.
18 Apr 2024 - 4 - 692
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to support Sri Lanka’s discussions with international bondholders and will provide a formal assessment after the parties reach a tentative agreement-in-principle, an IMF spokesperson said on Thursday.
18 Apr 2024 - 19 - 10458
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 - 9 - 1114
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 - 1338
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 - 1399
A gazette notification on the proposed electricity sector reforms was published yesterday, the Power and Energy Ministry said.
18 Apr 2024 - 31 - 1327
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 - 29 - 10148
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 - 1023
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.
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