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Novak Djokovic targets ‘golden’ Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic says “everything is possible” as he targets a ‘golden’ Grand Slam in 2021 after winning the French Open for the second time. The...
Economic centers to reopen on June 17 and 18
All Special Economic Centers and Manning Wholesale Markets on the island will be open on...
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Police to conduct drone operations in Colombo
Drone operations will be conducted by the Police today, to monitor if the public are...
“Basil would not have permitted fuel price hike” – Minister
A fuel price hike will not have been permitted under Basil Rajapaksa, the Sri Lanka...
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Police to conduct drone operations in Colombo
Drone operations will be conducted by the Police today, to monitor if the public are...
“Basil would not have permitted fuel price hike” – Minister
A fuel price hike will not have been permitted under Basil Rajapaksa, the Sri Lanka...
Excise Department opposes media reports on Supermarket online liquor sales
The Excise Department has denied media reports which claimed that liquor can be purchased online...
‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel’s Captain released on 2 mn bond
The Captain of the ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel was ordered to be released after being...
SL confirms 67 more COVID-19 fatalities on Sunday
Sri Lanka on Sunday (12th of June) registered 67 more victims of COVID-19, the Director-General...
Novak Djokovic targets ‘golden’ Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic says “everything is possible” as he targets a ‘golden’ Grand Slam in 2021...
Supreme Court Judge and President of Court of Appeal sworn in
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Arjuna Obeysekera, was sworn in as a...
Captain of ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel arrested
The Captain of the fire-ravaged ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel has been arrested by the Criminal...
1st technology city park to be established in Galle
In line with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s Vision of Prosperity policy, the first phase of the...
Economic centers to reopen on June 17 and 18
All Special Economic Centers and Manning Wholesale Markets on the island will be open on...
Heavy rainfall expected in parts of the country
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa...
1198 people arrested for violating quarantine rules
Sri Lanka Police have arrested 1,198 people island wide for violating quarantine rules in the...
Bahrain cancels new work permits for COVID-19 red list countries including Sri Lanka
Bahrain has temporarily halted the issuance of new work permits for people from ‘red list’...
Israel’s Parliament Approves New Government, Ousting Netanyahu
The long and divisive reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, the dominant Israeli politician of the past generation,...
Navy seizes 237kg of Kerala Cannabis
The Navy seized about 237kg and 500g of Kerala cannabis along with 03 suspects and...
‘Fuel price hike a collective decision & SLPP Gen Sec must consider stepping down’ – Gammanpila
Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said he only announced a decision made by the...
Sri Lanka to make interim claim of $ 40 Mn from X-Press Pearl
Sri Lanka’s Marine Protection Environment Authority has removed approximately 1000 MT of waste from the...
Former PM Ranil urges the Gvt not to throw away GSP
Former Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremesinghe, today(13th of...
1,353 people arrested for violating Quarantine rules
1,353 people were arrested on Saturday (12th of June), for the violation of Quarantine rules...
Inmates to use Zoom App to contact relatives
A new methodology has been introduced for inmates of 06 prisons including the Welikada and...
Negligence was cause for X-Press Pearl fire
A criminal investigation by Sri Lanka Police revealed that the fire on board the X-Press...
“Medicine can be delivered to home through post” – Dr. Champika Wickramasinghe
Due to the prevailing pandemic situation and travel restrictions, people can get their medicine delivered...
A project kicks off to culture artificial reef in Northern waters
The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources with the assistance of Navy (11th of June)...
09 suspects connected to discovery of 200 kg of heroin in Weligama
09 people have been arrested over the discovery of 200 kg of heroin inside a...
63 more COVID-19 deaths reported.
The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that Sri Lanka has reported 63 more deaths related...
137,067 vaccinated against COVID-19 yesterday
Sri Lanka has vaccinated a total of 137,067 individuals against the COVID-19 virus yesterday (12th...
53-year-old dead while distilling illicit liquor
Sammanthurai Police have launched a special investigation into the death of a 53-year-old following an...
Risk of losing South Korean jobs to Sri Lanka
The South Korean government has informed the Sri Lankan government to immediately repatriate Sri Lankan...