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GMOA temporarily calls off planned island-wide strike

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has decided to temporarily call off the island-wide strike that was planned to commence tomorrow (05). The decision to call o... Read More


ASPI drop nearly 300 points to fall below 16,000 mark

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has dropped below the 16,000-point mark today (04). This is the first time the ASPI has fallen below 16,000 ... Read More


Acting Weligama OIC granted bail after surrendering to court

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Acting Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Weligama Police Station has been granted bail after surrendering to the court this morning (04). He has been ordered released on two pe... Read More


Deadline for postal voting applications for LG polls announced

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Election Commission has announced that the deadline for accepting applications for postal voting in the upcoming Local Government (LG) elections will end at midnight on 12 Ma... Read More


Cabinet approves land grant for Siyambalanduwa solar project

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to allocate 219.7233 hectares of land as a grant to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) to facilitate the swift co... Read More


Illegally imported foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.2 billion destroyed

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Steps have been taken to destroy a large stock of foreign cigarettes worth Rs. 1.2 billion that was illegally smuggled into the country last year without paying the required cust... Read More


Immunoglobulin scandal: Former Add. Health Secretary's petition dismissed

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Saman Ratnayake, a former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, seeking a ruling that his fu... Read More


Fuel distributors agree on new formula by CPC - Cabinet Spokesman

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Cabinet Media Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, says that fuel distributors have expressed their agreement to the new commission formula presented by the Ceylon P... Read More


Youth injured in minor explosion in Kattankudy

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- A 23-year-old youth has sustained critical injuries following a minor explosion while attempting to open an object found floating in the seas off Arayampathy in the Kattankudy po... Read More


Extremist group identified in Eastern Province: Cabinet Spokesperson

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa revealed that intelligence have been received about an extremist organization operating in the Kalmunai area of the Eastern P... Read More