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November's Celestial Highlights: Two Big Hallowing Meteor Showers and rare planetary lineup

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- November offers astronomy enthusiasts in Sri Lanka a breathtaking window to the cosmos. Situated close to the equator, Sri Lanka enjoys a unique vantage point where stargazers can... Read More


TIN numbers : What ails the government?

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- I walked into a regional Inland Revenue Department more as a fact-finding mission than any other. At least 1500 people huddled from shoulder to shoulder spanning the three stories... Read More


Midterms deliver wake-up call to America's two major parties

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The midterm election results were more of a wake-up call for both Democrats and Republicans than merely a means of sending new members to the US legislature. The American people h... Read More


Trump's midterm rout: A lesson in the limits of a superpower

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- People across the world were glued to the media to see the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections. The United States, as the global economic powerhouse with unmatched military migh... Read More


Two excise officials arrested in bribery probe

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a retired Deputy Excise Commissioner and an Excise Corporal over allegations of accepting ... Read More


'Kaiwaru Muthu' taken into CID custody following deportation

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Manoj Muthukumara, alias 'Kaiwaru Muthu', who was arrested in Sharjah, has been taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following his deportation to Sri ... Read More


Protest against PTA, proposed anti terrorism and organised crime Laws

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The People's Struggle Alliance has staged a protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) and proposed legi... Read More


Four UAVs to be procured from Israel aerospace Industries- Dy Minister

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.) told Parliament yesterday that the Government plans to procure four advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from... Read More


Customers can now check transformer capacity for rooftop solar online

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Electricity Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has introduced an online facility allowing customers to check whether the nearest electricity transformer has sufficient capacity to accom... Read More


Compensation for hit-and-run victims doubled to Rs. 500,000

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The National Council for Road Safety has increased financial assistance for victims of hit-and-run accidents and their families, with the revised payments coming into effect from ... Read More