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Sri Lanka promises to make payment clearance as soon as feasible

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- The recent US $2.5 million cyber theft from the newly established Public Debt Management Office (PDMO)-where a sovereign debt repayment to Australia was intercepted via systemic ... Read More


AKD wanted applause for a case pertaining to a traffic offence by MP on May 25: Opposition

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- The opposition in Parliament yesterday questioned whether President Anura Kumara Dissanayake wanted people to applaud a verdict which was given against sitting MP Chaminda Wijesi... Read More


RONALDO MAKES HISTORY: First Player to Score in Six World Cups

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score at six different FIFA World Cups as Portugal thrashed tournament debutants Uzbekistan 5-0 in Houston. The 41-year-ol... Read More


Dengue nears 50,000 cases as islandwide control drive begins

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- Sri Lanka has launched a three-day islandwide dengue control programme today (24) as health authorities race to contain the rapid spread of the disease, which has infected close ... Read More


24-hour water cut in several areas from tonight

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 24-hour water cut in several areas, including Padukka, Homagama, Kottawa, Pannipitiya and Pelenwatte, from to... Read More


No decision to increase paddy purchasing price by PMB

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- The government is likely to focus on increasing concessions given to paddy farmers rather than increasing the purchase price of paddy by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB), Minister... Read More


One-off losses drag corporate earnings down for third straight quarter

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- Listed companies reported a third consecutive quarter of declining earnings in the three months ended March, as losses in the food, beverage and tobacco sector dragged down overa... Read More


High Commission of Canada relocates

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and the Maldives (HCCSLM) has relocated of its Chancery from 5th Lane to the renovated premises on Srimath R. G. Senanayake Mawatha in ... Read More


Blaring music in buses-Are buses above the law?

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- It is common knowledge that buses in Sri Lanka are in the forefront when it comes to killing innocent people including children on roads, and even inside houses because they very... Read More


The tangled web of a deadly charade

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- Following the discovery of a 33-year-old physiotherapist's body in a car near Teldeniya Hospital, police have launched a massive manhunt for a notorious conman on the run. Posing... Read More