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Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill presented to Parliament

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill, which provides provisions to establish the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka has been presented in ... Read More


Three arrested at BIA with cigarettes valued at over Rs. 17 mln

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- Three individuals have been arrested by Police officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake along with a stock of foreign-manufactured cigarettes valued... Read More


One lane of Kandy-Colombo road at Pahala Kadugannawa reopened for traffic - RDA

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- One lane of the Kandy-Colombo main road near Pahala Kadugannawa has been reopened, the Road Development Authority (RDA) has announced. The Pahala Kadugannawa section of the Kand... Read More


Level 3 (Red) landslide evacuation warning issued to areas in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- A 'Level-3' (Red) landslide evacuation warning has been issued for multiple areas in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts by the National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO... Read More


Colombo-Kandy road temporary closed from Pahala Kadugannawa

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced that the Colombo-Kandy main road will be temporarily closed from the Pahala Kadugannawa area starting from 10.00 p.m. tonight (26),... Read More


UN AIDS body says Trump's foreign aid cuts have killed people and left millions without medicine

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- An uncounted number of extra people have died from AIDS and 2.5 million have lost access to antiretroviral medicine to block the spread of HIV because of cuts to global programs ... Read More


Youth dies after boat capsizes in Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- A youth has died in an accident caused by a boat capsizing in Palakudawa, Kalpitiya, police stated. The deceased is a 22-year-old resident of Palakudawa. It is reported that th... Read More


Fine imposed on popular supermarket for selling rice above controlled price

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The management of a well-known supermarket in the Ratnapura town has admitted to selling locally produced Samba Red Raw Rice at prices higher than the government-controlled price... Read More


UNP announces full support for Sajith's decision

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The United National Party (UNP) states that it fully supports the decision taken by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to take on the responsibility of merging the United Nationa... Read More


Central Bank decides to keep policy rate unchanged

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 7.75%, following its latest Monetary Policy Board meeting held yesterday (25). Th... Read More