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Speaker quashes NCM against Deputy Defence Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced in Parliament yesterday (10) that the Opposition's No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Deputy Defence Minister Major General (Retd) Aru... Read More


Former Presidents' perks slashed

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- Parliament enforces Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Act: Bill passed with majority of 150 votes: The Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed in Parliament by a majo... Read More


Police SI Arrested for Suspected Links to Kehelbaddara Padme

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- A Sub-Inspector of Police has been arrested on suspicion of maintaining close ties with 'Kehelbaddara Padme', a known member of an organized criminal gang. He was taken into cu... Read More


Mahinda vacates residence at Wijerama Road: Heads to Carlton Home

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has vacated his official residence on Wijerama Road in Colombo today (11), following the enactment of the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Ac... Read More


Labelled as "Lapai Sipai": Opposition MPs Demand Explanation Against Obscene Language

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- A tense situation unfolded in Parliament today (11) after Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake, referred to opposition MPs as "Lapai Sipai," raising a strong protest fr... Read More


President Meets New Board of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with the newly appointed Board of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce today (11) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the discussion, Presi... Read More


Pirith Chanting and Almsgiving Held for Victims of Ella-Wellawaya Road Accident

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- A Pirith chanting ceremony was held near the Ella-Wellawaya road accident site last night (10) to invoke blessings for those who lost their lives and to pray for the speedy reco... Read More


'Mahasilu' Found Dead in Okkampitiya

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- The body of a tusker named Mahasilu, who had been inhabiting the Buttala and Okkampitiya areas, was discovered this morning (11) in a paddy field in Illukpitiya, Okkampitiya. T... Read More


Signboards along railway tracks to prevent elephant-train collisions

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- A special Parliamentary committee, headed by Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi, and Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake, was appointed to imp... Read More


Cabinet nod for leasing IPZ lands to 38 investors

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (8) decided to allocate portions of land from industrial zones to 38 investors on a lease basis for a maximum period of 35 years which is expe... Read More