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Several high-ranking prison officers including Superintendents transferred

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- Two Special Grade Superintendents, a Superintendent, eight Assistant Superintendents and five Acting Superintendents of Prisons have been transferred to other prisons from their ... Read More


COPE reveals unjust charges against 10 students over hostel damage at J'pura Uni.

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- During a meeting of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), it was revealed that ten students of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura were unjustly charged a monetary penalt... Read More


Gazette issued to convene special Parliament session on Monday

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- A Gazette Extraordinary has been issued by the Speaker to convene a special session of Parliament on Monday (June 30). Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission f... Read More


Cabinet repeals decision to transfer Nuwara Eliya Post Office building to UDA

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the resolution to repeal the previous Cabinet decision taken to transfer the Nuwara Eliya Post Office building and its premises t... Read More


2025 A/L exam dates announced

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examination will be held from November 10 to December 05, 2025, the Department of Examinations confirmed. Accordingly, applications for the ... Read More


NTC approves 2.5% reduction in bus fares

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) has approved a 2.5% reduction in bus fares from 01 July 2025. Earlier, it was reported that the government had informed bus associations ... Read More


Witness testimony of Deshabandu concludes before inquiry committee

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Committee of Inquiry to inquire and report its findings on suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, in respect of acts of gross abuse of power, concl... Read More


Container congestion re-emerges at Colombo Port; CTOA demands action

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Chairman of the Container Transport Owners' Association (CTOA), Sanath Manjula has raised concerns over the re-emergence of container truck congestion at the Colombo Port, at... Read More


Writ against solar payments reduction to be taken up to confirm facts

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Court of Appeal today (25) ordered that a writ petition filed by 17 solar energy producers be taken up on August 04 to confirm the facts. The petition seeks an order to inva... Read More


Govt proposes 2% bus fare reduction; operators oppose proposal

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The government has reportedly proposed a 2% reduction in bus fares in line with the national bus fare policy. However, private bus operators have opposed the proposal. The gove... Read More