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Transport Minister warns underperforming railway officials: 'Fix it or resign'

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake has issued a stern warning to officials attached to the Railway Department, stating that those who fail to ensure the proper functioning a... Read More


Fairly heavy showers about 75 mm expected in several areas today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Showers or thundershowers are expected at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern and Northwestern provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts today (18), the ... Read More


3.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Trincomalee coast

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude was recorded on Thursday (18) in the sea area off the coast of Trincomalee, according to the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka (GSMB... Read More


Former S'gamuwa Minister remanded over misappropriation of state funds

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Former Minister of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Athula Kumara Rahubaddha has been remanded until October 02 by the Embilipitiya Magistrate's Court today (18), Ada Derana ... Read More


Dambulla Waste Management Facility no longer operational

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The Dambulla Waste Management Facility, an award-winning waste management project in the country initiated with an investment of around Rs. 650 million, has reportedly become co... Read More


Sri Lanka's overseas missions directed to identify new export markets, attract sustainable foreign investments

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, along with the Minister of Industry, Sunil Handunneththi, and Minister of Trade, Wasantha Samarasinghe, launched an integrated mecha... Read More


Businessman arrested for selling foreign cigarettes to schoolchildren

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- A businessman has been arrested by the police on suspicion of selling illegally imported cigarettes to schoolchildren in the Thanamalwila area. It has been revealed that the su... Read More


Air India crash victims' families sue aerospace firms Boeing and Honeywell

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The families of four passengers who died on an Air India jet that crashed in June have filed a lawsuit in the US against planemaker Boeing and aircraft parts maker Honeywell, ac... Read More


One lane opposite CEB head office closed due to protest

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- One lane on the road from Slave Island to Lake House roundabout has been closed due to a protest staged by Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees opposite of the CEB head offi... Read More


Shop at Dambulla market destroyed in fire

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- A fire broke out in a shop within the Dambulla weekly market belonging to the Dambulla Municipal Council early this morning (18). An employee of the Dambulla Municipal Council ... Read More