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16-hour water cut in Katana today

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that the water supply will be suspended for 16 hours in several areas of Katana North today (19). According t... Read More


Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 03 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation conducted in the n... Read More


Ex-IGP Deshabandu taken to Angunakolapelessa Prison

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has reportedly been taken to the maximum security prison in Angunakolapelessa. He has been detained in a normal wa... Read More


Beer truck overturns causing heavy traffic on Colombo-Ratnapura road

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- A container truck transporting beer bottles has met with an accident on the Colombo-Ratnapura main road in the Meennana area in Eheliyagoda, completely blocking the road. Heavy... Read More


CSE establishes framework for SOE listing, awaits govt's plan

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has introduced a new board, called the Catalyst Board, to facilitate the listing of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), as proposed in the 2025 Budg... Read More


Rukdevi Fernando appointed as Commissioner General of Inland Revenue

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Deputy Commissioner General of the Inland Revenue Department, Rukdevi Fernando, has been appointed as the 39th Commissioner General of the Inland Revenue Department, with effect... Read More


Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon remanded

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who appeared before the Matara Magistrate's Court this morning, has been ordered remanded until tomorrow (20) ... Read More


SC dismisses petition by ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Supreme Court today (19) dismissed a fundamental rights petition filed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, challenging the government's decision to reduce his security de... Read More


Nearly Rs. 3 mln meant for fertilizer subsidy stolen, Dy Minister reveals

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karunaratne revealed that some farmers have not received the fertilizer subsidy funds provided by the government, as a portion of the funds ... Read More


Petitions against Adani wind power project in Mannar withdrawn

Sri Lanka, March 18 -- The Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed with the Supreme Court against the Cabinet approval granted for India's Adani Green Energy for a wind power project in Wedithalathivu... Read More