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Male teacher assaults female teacher in Embilipitiya: PM

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Parliament, March 8 (Daily Mirror)- Disciplinary action will be taken against the male teacher who had assaulted a female teacher at a school in Embilipitiya, Prime Minister Hari... Read More


216 girls under 16 became pregnant last year: Opposition MP

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Opposition MP Rohini Kaviratne revealed in Parliament today that 216 girls under the age of 16 became pregnant in Sri Lanka last year. "The most alarming part of this issue is t... Read More


Sri Lankan boat found capsized near Periyathalai

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Periyathalai fishermen salvaged a Sri Lankan boat that was found capsized and floating in the sea, and brought it to the shore. When fibreglass fishing boats from Periyathalai i... Read More


Former Army Chief of Staff Nanda Mallawaarachchi granted bail

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, (Rtd) Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, has been released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate following an application to effec... Read More


IMF Chief congratulates Sri Lanka on economic progress

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), congratulated Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the country's notable economi... Read More


Adani's response expected within two weeks: Minister

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- The wind power project that was to be carried out with the Adani Company has not been cancelled yet, Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody said. The Minister made this statement durin... Read More


New laws to ban corporal punishment soon: Minister

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- A new law to ban corporal punishment will be introduced soon, Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament today. Speaking during the committee stage debate on the b... Read More


Twelve injured in shooting at Toronto pub

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- A dozen people have been injured in a shooting at a Toronto pub and three suspects are still at large, police in the Canadian city say. The shooting took place at 22:39 on Frida... Read More


IndiGo starts daily direct flights between Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- IndiGo, India's largest and most preferred low cost airline announced the launch of daily direct flights between Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka from March 3... Read More


Shooting in Gampaha injures two

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Two persons were injured and hospitalised after two persons on a motorcycle opened fire at him at Akkarawita in Gampaha. Police said the shooting was reported near a motorcycle ... Read More