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Police warn of rapidly spreading data dansala targeting Vesak

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- A scam is currently circulating at high speed, falsely claiming to offer internet facilities and 50 GB of mobile data under the names of various leading telecommunications compani... Read More


Avoid dansals if you're unwell: PHI union

Srilanka, May 12 -- The Public Health Inspectors' (PHI) Union has requested individuals with infectious diseases to refrain from organising or attending Dansal events. The union's secretary, Chamil M... Read More


Bimal Ratnayake calls for high alert at ports, airports over Indo-Pak crisis

Srilanka, May 12 -- Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Ratnayake underlined the critical need for Sri Lanka's ports and airports to operate at peak efficiency in light of the... Read More


Inmate drowns in Mahaweli Ganga during Pallekele prison escape

Srilanka, May 12 -- An inmate held at the Pallekele Open Air Prison has drowned while attempting to escape from custody, police said. The 33-year-old inmate, a resident of Kumbukwewa in the Aragama a... Read More


Police warn of rapidly spreading data dansala targeting Vesak

Srilanka, May 12 -- A scam is currently circulating at high speed, falsely claiming to offer internet facilities and 50 GB of mobile data under the names of various leading telecommunications companie... Read More


CEB chairman has not resigned, only requested leave to go abroad: Energy Ministry

Colombo, May 11 -- The Media Division of the Ministry of Energy has rejected reports circulating in the media regarding the resignation of CEB Chairman Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya. A senior official fr... Read More


Maths teacher transferred, explanation sought from Ramanathan Hindu Ladies' College principal

Srilanka, May 8 -- The Education Minister has decided to question the school principal and transfer the male teacher involved, in response to the recent suicide of a Grade 10 schoolgirl in Kotahena. ... Read More


'Gehenu Lamai' selected for Cannes Classics at 78th Festival de Cannes

Srilanka, May 8 -- The landmark 1978 Sinhala-language film Gehenu Lamai (Girls), directed by the late Dr. Sumitra Peries, has been officially selected for the prestigious Cannes Classics section at th... Read More


Special trains for Vesak and long holidays

Srilanka, May 8 -- Special train services have been arranged for four days for the convenience of commuters during the upcoming long weekend and for the State Vesak Festival, the Railways Department a... Read More


Public should reject parties trying to postpone elections: IRES Director

Srilanka, May 7 -- Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES), Manjula Gajanayake, today urged the public not to vote for any political leader or party att... Read More