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NPP leaders have approved sale of SOEs after tender - SJB

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Irrespective of what the trade unions related to JVP say, the party Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake MP and Vijitha Herath MP have issued statements approving the sale of the los... Read More


Emergency drug purchases to stop, NMRA to tender

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Palitha Mahipala said measures have been taken to stop emergency purchases of medicinal drugs and ensure medicines are purchased only through tende... Read More


It's about policies than adding numbers - MP Fonseka

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya Chairman, MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said he went to Courts and sought an injunction preventing his removal from party positions as he thought the pa... Read More


Study to monitor birds using GPS technology in CP

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- A project to study bird behaviour and collect data using GPS technology, a first in Sri Lanka, has been jointly initiated by the Department of Zoology of the University of Colom... Read More


One killed, 37 injured as bus topples on way to Nelligala

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- One person was killed and 37 others were injured on Saturday when a bus carrying a group of pilgrims from Pudaluoya, Kandy to Nelligala International Buddhist Centre met with an... Read More


Kandy Lake threatened by Alligator Gar invasion

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- The carnivorous Alligator Gar, an invasive fish species that grows to a length of 9 feet and weighs about 300 pounds, is posing a serious threat of spreading in the Kandy Lake, ... Read More


Undergrad (24) critical after falling off mountain

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- A university student, who fell into a precipice of 10 feet, while on a hike on Alagalla Mountain, was yesterday rescued by the Army and hospitalised with serious injuries, it wa... Read More


Police to open 250 rehab centres for addicts - IGP

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Police Department has planned to open 250 rehabilitation centers this month with the aim of simultaneously rehabilitating 10,000 drug addicts. Under this programme, which is... Read More


Semi-transparent solar panels on tea plantations

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Generating electricity using semi-transparent solar panels on tea plantations has achieved successful results. Peradeniya University's Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Depa... Read More


Tourist arrivals set to surpass 2.5 Mn in 2024

Sri Lanka, Feb. 26 -- Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC said for the first time in history, tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka may surpass 2.5 million in 2024. He said that considering the tourist arrivals i... Read More