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WhatsApp 119 service for hearing-impaired

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- The Sri Lanka Police have launched a special WhatsApp video service to enable members of the hearing-impaired community to lodge emergency complaints with the Police Emergency Ca... Read More


Four killed in four road accidents

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Four people were killed in separate road accidents reported in Kotawila, Matara, Koslanda and Keppetipola on September 8, police said. In the first incident, a three-wheeler tra... Read More


Let tax be collected, without making compliance a burden

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Sri Lanka's tax administration recorded a strong revenue performance in 2025. The Inland Revenue Department collected Rs. 3,221.55 billion against an estimate of Rs. 3,093.45 bil... Read More


Frontline soldiers sanctioned, LTTE combatants pardoned: Gen. Silva questions Western sanctions

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Former Sri Lanka Army Commander and Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva has criticised sanctions imposed on him by Western governments, claiming that he is not a war c... Read More


Cancer patients in limbo as vital treatment disrupted

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Cancer patients awaiting radiation therapy are facing further delays as the CT simulation service required for treatment planning at a major cancer hospital has reportedly not be... Read More


Uproar in Parliament after Leader of the House makes remark

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Parliament descended into an uproar a while ago after Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake told the Minister to construct a home for destitute opposition politicians. Opposition ... Read More


Namal can't be compared to a beggar: Herath hits back at Gammanpila

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath who briefed the Cabinet weekly briefing today rejected former MP Udaya Gammanpila's comparison of the alleged payment received by SLPP National Or... Read More


Nawalapitiya-Badulla train services to resume by December

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Engineers overseeing the restoration of the railway line between Great Western and Nanuoya railway stations expect to complete the reconstruction work by December this year, pavi... Read More


Child's consent more important than 'Good Touch, Bad Touch', Child Rights Advocate says

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Child rights advocate Tushara Wickramanayaka has stressed that a child's consent is more important than simply categorising physical contact as "good touch" or "bad touch", calli... Read More


Vehicle number plate backlog to be cleared within six months

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- The Department of Motor Traffic expects to clear the remaining backlog and provide new number plates within seven days after the next six months, newly appointed Commissioner Gen... Read More