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Director of Anguruwatota elders’ home remanded after fire kills 12
The director of the elders’ home in Anguruwatota, where a fire broke out yesterday and claimed the lives of 12 persons, has been remanded until June 11 by the Horana...
20% of school children in Sri Lanka suffer from malnutrition – Health Ministry
More than one in five schoolchildren in Sri Lanka are affected by malnutrition, according to the Secretary of the Ministry...
Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s money laundering case postponed to July
The Colombo High Court has postponed until July 9 the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President...
Anguruwatota elders’ home owner arrested after fire killed 12 occupants
The owner of the elders’ home in Anguruwatota, Horana, where a massive fire yesterday (03) claimed the lives of 12...
Speaker endorses the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill
Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne on Wednesday (June 3) endorsed the certificate on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill, which introduces...
Three killed, including schoolboy, after tree falls on three-wheeler in Nawalapitiya
Three people, including a schoolboy, have been killed after a large tree fell onto a moving three-wheeler in Mapakanda, Nawalapitiya...
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Bodies of all 3 children recovered after drowning incident in Hungama
The bodies of all three schoolchildren who went missing while bathing in the sea at Kalametiya, Hungama, yesterday (30) have now been recovered. Police said that three schoolchildren aged...
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UNP calls for formal process and consultation with Maha Sangha on monastic discipline issues
The United National Party (UNP) has stressed the need to follow established procedures when addressing matters concerning Buddhist monastic discipline. Issuing a statement, the UNP said there is an...
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Fairly heavy rainfall expected in parts of the island today
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (31), the Department of Meteorology said. Fairly...
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Fuel Prices Increased
Ceypetco has announced a fuel price revision with effect from midnight today. Under the revised prices: Petrol Octane 92 increased by Rs. 24 to Rs. 434 per litre...
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Electricity supply temporarily disrupted in several areas due to system imbalance – Minister
Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka states that the electricity supply has been temporarily interrupted across several parts of the island, including Colombo, due to an unexpected system imbalance within the...
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Sri Lanka inaugurates new High Commission in New Zealand
The new High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Wellington, New Zealand, has been officially inaugurated. The office was declared open yesterday (28) in conjunction...
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