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Election body says it cannot intervene to resolve SLFP's infighting

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- The Election Commission says it has no legal authorization to intervene to resolve the internal rifts of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Members of the election body conven... Read More


Fr. Cyril Gamini arrives at CID

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, the Editor of the official Catholic Sinhala weekly 'Gnanartha Pradeepaya', arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) premises this m... Read More


Former MP Palitha Thewarapperuma's final rites to be performed today

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- The final rites of former Deputy Minister and former UNP parliamentarian Palitha Thewarapperuma are plannedto be performed this afternoon (19). The funeral procession will comm... Read More


Several areas including Western Province to receive afternoon thundershowers

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. Show... Read More


Medicine procurement scandal: TISL files petition, seeks to recover costs incurred

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- The Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court seeking an order that the fundamental rights have been viol... Read More


Sri Lanka's Piyumi Wijesekara among NASA's new crew for next simulated Mars journey

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Jason Lee, Steph... Read More


Eight Sri Lankans rescued from Myanmar cyber slave camps repatriated

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The eight Sri Lankans, including 2 females who were rescued from the cyber scamming camps in Myawaddy area of Myanmar have arrived in Sri Lanka this morning after being repatria... Read More


Injunction issued preventing Maithripala from functioning as SLFP chairman extended

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Colombo District Court ordered the interim injunction issued preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party... Read More


Suspect arrested for price-gouging incident involving tourist in Kalutara

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Police have arrested the suspect related to the incident of misleading a foreigner and selling an Ulundu Wadey and a cup of tea for an exorbitant price at a restaurant in the Ka... Read More


Electricity sector reforms gazetted, to be tabled in parliament

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The proposed electricity sector reforms have been published in the government gazette on Wednesday (17), as the 'Sri Lanka Electricity Bill'. Posting on 'X' (formerly Twitter),... Read More