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Sri Lankan Opposition leader backs India's bid for permanent UNSC seat

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has backed India's long-pending bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling it a recognition of ... Read More


Trillions spent on goods Sri Lanka can easily produce locally

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Sri Lanka continues to spend trillions of rupees importing products that could easily be cultivated or produced locally, a costly trend that has persisted for over a decade despit... Read More


Millions spent, lives still lost on the road

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- An audit report on the National Council for Road Safety (NCRS) has revealed that although 1,169 hit-and-run accidents were reported in Sri Lanka over the past five years, only 247... Read More


New Rs. 30,000 subsidy for coconut growers in Northern Coconut Triangle

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The Coconut Cultivation Board announced that the government will provide a subsidy of Rs. 30,000 per acre to coconut growers in the newly established Northern Coconut Triangle. B... Read More


Sri Lanka risks losing USD 70 million debt relief- Verite Research

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Sri Lanka may lose out on USD 70 million in potential debt relief under its Governance-Linked Bond (GLB) due to a fiscal planning oversight, according to Verite Research. The int... Read More


Four arrested with heroin and ICE in Homagama

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Four individuals, including a woman, have been arrested after police discovered a large stock of heroin and ICE during a raid in Homagama. The operation, conducted by the Kelaniy... Read More


America's WTI crude unqualified to enter Sri Lanka due to lack of price competitiveness

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Despite Sri Lanka's decision to import crude oil from the United States, its WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude has not qualified to enter the Sri Lankan market because it is not... Read More


Prices of 40 varieties of goods reduced by 19% last month: Minister

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Prices of 40 varieties of goods that are most frequently purchased by consumers has reduced by 19 percent in October this year when compared to October last year, Trade, Commerce,... Read More


Rajarata University crippled by strike action

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The strike of work by the University Teachers' Association of Rajarata University reached the seventh day yesterday much to the anxiety of the students. This has resulted in a st... Read More


Fake CID officer who robbed 25 men nabbed in Athurugiriya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- A former police officer who had posed as a senior CID officer and allegedly robbed more than 25 young men of their cash and valuables, along with two accomplices, was arrested yes... Read More