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Viyalendran fails to meet bail conditions, remains in remand

Colombo, April 8 -- Former Minister S. Viyalendran, who was released on bail in connection with a bribery incident, has been taken back into remand custody after failing to fulfill the conditions of h... Read More


Govt not safeguarding or preventing questioning of Easter attack suspects: Cabinet spokesman

Colombo, April 8 -- Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa today denied media reports claiming that members of the incumbent government are attempting to shield or prevent the questioning of individuals ... Read More


Government scraps SriLankan Airlines privatization plan

Colombo, April 8 -- The current government has decided to reverse the previous administration's decision to privatize the airline, the President's Media Division said. Instead, it plans to continue o... Read More


'Pilleyan' arrested

Colombo, April 8 -- Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias 'Pilleyan', was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago, police said. Published by HT ... Read More


Sri Lanka's population growth hits all-time low

Colombo, April 8 -- Sri Lanka is facing an astonishing decline in its growth rate with the percentage hitting an all-time low of 0.5 per cent since 1871, leading to social issues such as the shrinkage... Read More


jewellery valued Rs.3.8Mn stolen over rituals to dispel malefic effects

Colombo, April 8 -- A group of men who undertook to perform rituals to dispel malefic effects that had befallen a family had fled with jewellery valued at Rs. 3.8 million. The victim was a trishaw op... Read More


Tourist arrivals up by 11.5% in first week of April

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector kicked off April recording 38,615 tourist arrivals for the first six days of the month, which is a 11.5 percent year-on-year growth, the latest data fr... Read More


4 dead, 4 injured in explosion at Kurunegala fuel station

Colombo, April 8 -- Four people, including the manager of a fuel station, died after a gas explosion in Wehera, Kurunegala late last night. Four others were injured, police said. The explosion occurr... Read More


Modi's aerial view of Ram Setu on his way back from SL coincides with Lord Ram's birthday

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his way back from Sri Lanka, had a Darshan of Ram Setu, also known as Adam's Bridge, a vast chain of natural limestone shoals that spans a... Read More


Colombo's first fully automated terminal opens

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, India's largest integrated transport utility, yesterday announced the commencement of operations at Colombo West International Terminal... Read More