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SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee resign with effect from today

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Shammi Silva has tendered his resignation from the post with effect from today (29), SLC said in a statement. The officer bearers and ... Read More


Fisheries Minister condemns assault on Sri Lankan national in India

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic, and Ocean Resources, Ramalingam Chandrasekhar has strongly condemned the incident in which a Sri Lankan national was arrested and severely as... Read More


Bus accident leaves two injured after driver suffers medical emergency

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- A bus travelling from Moratuwa to Panadura veered off the road and crashed into a house after the driver suffered a sudden illness, police stated. The bus is reported to have m... Read More


Final decision on proposed electricity tariff revision on May 9

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The decision on the revised electricity tariffs is scheduled to be announced on May 9, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) stated. Accordingly, the Commission ... Read More


15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Sri Lanka land in Chennai

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- A total of 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen landed this morning following their release from the Sri Lankan custody. The fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy e... Read More


Trader fined Rs. 200,000 for selling rice above controlled price

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- A trader in Colombo 11 has been fined Rs. 200,000 by court for selling samba rice above the regulated maximum retail price, the Consumer Affairs Authority said. Legal action wa... Read More


Eran Wickremaratne steps down from SJB committees

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Eran Wickremaratne has resigned from the party's Working Committee and Management Committee after assuming duties as Cha... Read More


Nipuni Wasana claims Gold in Beach Wrestling 50kg event at Asian Beach Games

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Sri Lanka's Nipuni Wasana won the gold medal in the Beach Wrestling - Women's 50kg event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China. Wasana defeated Vietnam's Doan Thi Kim Oa... Read More


Anant Ambani offers to save Pablo Escobar's hippos

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- An Indian billionaire's son has offered to help Colombia get rid of a problem it has grappled with for years - a herd of hippos linked to notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Esc... Read More


Hatton bus crash: One succumbs to injuries, over 30 hospitalised

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- One person has succumbed to injuries after a private bus veered off the road and plunged nearly 35 feet down a precipice in the Battalgalla Estate area of Dickoya along the Hatt... Read More