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PM Harini promises internet connections for all secondary schools before 2027

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- By the end of 2026, it is expected that all secondary schools will be provided with internet connections, said Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya in Parliament today (09). Whi... Read More


Trump issues letters to seven more nations; Sri Lanka hit with 30% US tariffs

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a fresh round of tariffs targeting seven countries -- Sri Lanka, Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova and the Philippines. Trump... Read More


SC orders UGC to strictly implement existing guidelines to prevent ragging in universities

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Supreme Court today (09) ordered the University Grants Commission (UGC) to strictly implement the set of guidelines that have already been formulated to prevent ragging at uni... Read More


Trump to announce trade deals with 7 nations, prepares more letters amid tariff row

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump has said he would release letters regarding tariffs and trade deals with seven more countries on Wednesday morning (US time). He also said that the Unite... Read More


Youth missing after falling into Singimale Reservoir while taking photographs

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- A youth has been reported missing and is feared drowned after he fell into the Singimale Reservoir in Hatton while taking a selfie, police said. The missing boy was studying in G... Read More


Nishantha Jayaweera takes oath as NPP National List MP

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Ushettige Don Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People's Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House, (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, a... Read More


US used car prices surge as tariffs drive market volatility

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- A gauge of U.S. used vehicle prices sold at wholesale auctions that proved predictive ahead of the inflation surge following the COVID pandemic is climbing again, last month notch... Read More


Two suspects arrested in connection with Kandana shooting incident

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Two individuals have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident near the Kandana Public Market on July3, where one person succumbed and another injured, police noted. P... Read More


Fuel distribution crisis?

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Private Bowser Owners' Association says fuel distribution activities have been arbitrarily handed over to another party. Treasurer of the Association Jagath ... Read More


'Kehelbaddara Padme' and 'Commando Salinda' arrested in Malaysia?

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Notorious Sri Lankan underworld figures known as "Kehelbaddara Padme" and "Commando Salinda," who are suspected to be the masterminds behind the assassination of rival gang leader... Read More