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Man arrested for riding motorcycle naked claims he wanted to live freely

Colombo, March 4 -- The man who was arrested for riding a motorcycle yesterday told the police that he had removed his clothes because he wanted to live freely. He also said that he had thrown away h... Read More


Animal survey on March 15 proposed by special committee: Minister

Colombo, March 4 -- The planned animal survey on March 15 is a proposal of the special committee appointed to tackle agricultural losses caused by wild animals and provide recommendations for managing... Read More


Opposition MPs deny getting filling stations through political influence

Colombo, March 4 -- Opposition MPs Gayantha Karunathilaka, Harshana Rajakaruna and Kins Nelson today denied getting filling stations through political influence. The MPs were responding to an allegat... Read More


AMS to refrain from trade union action

Colombo, March 4 -- Despite recognizing the legitimacy of trade union (TU) action taken by doctors' unions over proposed devaluation of extra duty rates, public holiday payments, and Sunday allowances... Read More


Customs save Rs.1.8Bn to Govt. from illegal cigarettes

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The government would have incurred a loss of Rs.1.8 billion in taxes in the past three years if not for the efforts by Sri Lanka Customs that seized 8.7 million sticks of illegal... Read More


Doctors' strike called off

Colombo, March 4 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has announced that the nationwide strike planned for tomorrow has been called off following discussions with Health Minister Dr.... Read More


SC dismisses FR petition by Ex-Additional Secretary over Immunoglobulin case

Colombo, March 4 -- A Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Saman Ratnayake, challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged import of s... Read More


Government secures Cabinet approval for Korean E-8 visa programme

Colombo, March 4 -- While there was confusion earlier regarding the legality of agreements involving intermediaries, the government has now secured Cabinet approval for the Korean E-8 visa programme, ... Read More


EPF, ETF funds to be used to bring in more benefits to workers

Colombo, March 4 -- Labour Minister Anil Jayantha today pledged to use EPF and ETF funds to bring in more benefits to the working people instead of unproductive investments that it had made in the pas... Read More


Janashakthi Group records Rs.18.34bn revenue, Rs.6.18bn EBIT for 9 months

Sri Lanka, March 3 -- Janashakthi Group (JXG), Sri Lanka's emerging financial conglomerate, announced its financial performance for the period ending December 31, 2024, with group revenue reaching Rs.... Read More