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Excise to introduce budget liquor to counter 'Kasippu'

Colombo, March 11 -- In a bid to attract over 40% of the country's illicit liquor drinkers into a much safer drinking culture the Department of Excise is mulling to introduce a new 'quarter' bottle wi... Read More


Sri Lanka among countries with lowest terror threats in the world

Colombo, March 11 -- The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has published the annual Global Terrorism Index 2025, in which Sri Lanka ranked 100th with a score of zero and was classified as a coun... Read More


Rosy to contest for CMC?

Colombo, March 11 -- Former Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake is planning to contest for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) under the UNP banner. Ms. Senanayake, when inquired by the Daily Mirror sai... Read More


House for MR in Kataragama sparks CID inquiry

Colombo, March 11 -- A house built in Kataragama for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has prompted an investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Dishan Gunasekara, the Basnayake ... Read More


Parliament to form Caucus for differently abled persons: Speaker

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Parliament is to form a Caucus for differently abled persons, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily ... Read More


Failure to pay compensation to Royal Park victims SC issues show cause notice to Maithripala Sirisena

Colombo, March 11 -- The Supreme Court today issued notices to former President Maithripala Sirisena, requiring him to show cause for his failure to pay the compensation awarded to the victims of the ... Read More


Sajith misused funds to construct bridge across Walawe Ganga: Government MP alleges

Colombo, March 11 -- Either Sajith Premadasa, during his tenure as the Housing Minister, or his secretary has misused funds allocated to construct a bridge across the Walawe Ganga in the Hambantota Di... Read More


Govt. to table Batalanda Commission report in Parliament this week

Colombo, March 11 -- The Cabinet decided to table the Batalanda Commission report in Parliament within this week, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today. He told the weekly briefing to an... Read More


Nalinda dodges question on link between Deshabandu and Tiran

Colombo, March 11 -- Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa was careful not to mention former Minister Tiran Alles' name despite numerous questions from journalists about potential links between former I... Read More


No change in government stance on Adani's wind power project Nalinda

Colombo, March 11 -- Claiming that the stance of the government on the Adani Wind Power project has not changed, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today the Adani group can decide to pull o... Read More