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Opposition will intervene to safeguard agriculture in Sri Lanka: Sajith

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday pledged the full support of the Opposition to revitalise and protect Sri Lanka's agricultural sector. Speaking at a public gathering... Read More


Teaching service recruitment awaiting Appeal Court verdict

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- The Education Ministry said that several Supreme Court cases concerning the competitive examination held on March 25, 2023, for the admission of graduate officers in government se... Read More


Decision on bus fare revision tomorrow: Bimal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- The government will reveal by tomorrow whether the bus fare can be reduced as per the recent fuel price reduction, Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayakae said. He told reporters tha... Read More


Weligama Municipal Council officials protest over alleged threats by Deputy Chairman

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Officials of the Weligama Municipal Council refrained from performing their duties, claiming that Deputy Chairman Arindra Sanath Kumara had threatened the Municipal Council Accoun... Read More


Crimes like Thajudeen's murder not committed by Siripala or Gnanaratnam in the village: Bimal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Crimes like the murder of Wasim Thajudeen were not committed by Siripala or Gnanaratnam in the village, but by rulers who governed the country, Minister Bimal Ratnayake said today... Read More


Public assistance sought to find Pakistani national wanted over drug smuggling

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- The Police have sought public assistance to find a Pakistani national wanted over smuggling of more than 111 kilograms of heroin into Sri Lanka in 2016. Police said seventeen sus... Read More


'Feminist Collective' condemns attack on peaceful protestors in Mannar

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice, Sri Lanka has condemned the attack on peaceful protestors in Mannar, claiming that many protestors, including women and children, h... Read More


School van-bus collision injures three children

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Three schoolchildren and a van driver were injured this morning when a school van collided with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus on Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02. Police sa... Read More


Two male bodies found in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Police have launched investigations after two male bodies were discovered in separate incidents in Grandpass and Dehiwala yesterday. The first body was found near Ingurukade Ju... Read More


Govt. accused of secret plan to privatise fertiliser imports

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The government is preparing to implement a secret plan to privatise the import of fertiliser and the supply chain, National Farmers' Union Chairman Anuradha Tennakoon claimed. ... Read More