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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


Ven. Pannakara Thero and delegation leave Sri Lanka after concluding "Ehipassiko" Peace Walk

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The group of Buddhist monks and participants who concluded the seven-day "Ehipassiko" peace walk in Sri Lanka departed the island this morning (29). The delegation, led by Vene... Read More


Treasury Secretary informs he will not appear before COPF tomorrow

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The Secretary to the Treasury Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma has informed the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) in a letter that he will not appear before the committee tomorrow (3... Read More


Case against ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe to be taken up today

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The case filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe under the Public Property Act is scheduled to be taken up again today (29) at the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court. ... Read More


Godage Publications founder Sirisumana Godage passes away

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Deshabandu Sirisumana Godage, the founder of Godage Publications, has passed away at the age of 90. He was conferred with the Deshabandu title in 2003 for the service rendered ... Read More


Donald Trump to put his picture in some US passports

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Donald Trump's picture will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday (Apr 28), shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp o... Read More