Srilanka, June 18 -- The National Dengue Control Unit has identified Aedes aegypti as the principal mosquito species responsible for dengue transmission in Sri Lanka, warning that its unique feeding b... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- An investigation has been launched following the discovery of an unidentified body near the Kelani Bridge in Sedawatta, within the Grandpass Police Division. Police said the b... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, who is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and r... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- Dengue prevention activities are scheduled to be carried out today (18) across school premises and other educational institutions as part of the ongoing National Dengue Control We... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- A 56-year-old school teacher has been killed in a road accident involving a bus and a motorcycle in Poonewa along the Jaffna-Kandy main road, police stated. The accident had occu... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- The Sri Lankan Rupee, which had been depreciating against the US dollar, has marginally strengthened today (18), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). According t... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has expanded its crop insurance programmes to provide farmers with greater protection against natural disasters and climate-related r... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- Train services between Badulla and Nanu Oya will resume on Saturday (20) following the completion of restoration work on a landslide-affected section of the upcountry railway line... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- A former private secretary of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sugeeshwara Bandara has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB). Sugeeshwara Bandara ... Read More
Srilanka, June 18 -- The Court of Appeal today (18) has postponed further consideration of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin Fernando, who is currently serving a prison sentence, seeking the d... Read More