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Sajith Premadasa leaves for India

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa left for India today on an official three-day visit. Premadasa is scheduled to meet several government ministers and senior officials to discus... Read More


Woman who obstructed cops further remanded

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The woman captured in a viral social media video obstructing and verbally abusing police officers on traffic duty in Udugampola has been further remanded until November 10. The G... Read More


Vatican's Foreign Minister arrives in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago. According to the M... Read More


Suspect dies in police custody in Mahiyangana

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- A 46-year-old suspect, arrested on two court-issued warrants, fell ill while in the custody of Kandeketiya Police and died after being transferred from Kandeketiya Divisional Hosp... Read More


Opposition organises pre and post-budget workshops for its MPs

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The opposition has organised pre and post-budget workshops for its MPs, Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka said today. The MP told the media that the first workshop wi... Read More


Largest supermoon of the year to be visible tonight

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies has announced that a supermoon will be visible tonight, appearing noticeably larger and brighter than a regular full moon. ... Read More


Ravi K to come up with proposals for budget

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake is to present some budget proposals to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake before Friday. Sources close to Karunanayake said he will reveal his pro... Read More


Woman who falsely claimed to be SDIG's sister remanded

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- A woman who falsely claimed to be the sister of a Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) and obstructed the duties of traffic police officers in Gampaha has been remande... Read More


Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health mini... Read More


Fuel train derails, disrupting main line operations

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- Train services on Sri Lanka's Main Line were disrupted this morning (02) following the derailment of a fuel transport train, Sri Lanka Railways announced. According to the Railwa... Read More