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CEB profit plunges to Rs. 3.58 billion in Q3 2025

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a significant drop in its financial performance, with profits for the third quarter of 2025 falling sharply to Rs. 3.58 billion, a... Read More


Cabinet approves Bill to repeal Parliamentary Pensions Act

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval to repeal the Parliamentary Pensions Act No. 1 of 1971, following a decision taken at the Cabinet meeting. The Legal Draftsm... Read More


Govt approves night duty for women in hotels

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved an amendment to the Shop and Office Servants (Regulation of Service and Remuneration) Act, allowing women over 18 years of age working as fo... Read More


Locally made school shoes to come with one-year warranty

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The Ministry of Industrial Development will supply shoes with a one-year warranty, ensuring quality under the supervision of the Sri Lanka Textiles and Garments Institute, as par... Read More


Train derails at Ohiya, upcountry train services disrupted

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- A train traveling from Kandy to Badulla at 4:00 a.m. this morning derailed at Ohiya Railway Station. The Railways Department said that three wheels of the train came off the tra... Read More


Kataragama dog control drive records 223 sterilizations, 251 vaccinations

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- A five-year initiative to control rabies and the stray dog population in the Kataragama area has recorded significant progress, with 223 sterilizations and 251 anti-rabies vaccin... Read More


Kalutara district to launch comprehensive sex education program for schools

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- Kalutara District Parliamentarian Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Chairperson of the Children and Women's Sub-Committee of the Kalutara District Coordinating Committee, announced that a p... Read More


Chamara Sampath to be indicted before High Court for misappropriation of public funds

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate that the investigation conducted by the CIABOC on the alleged co... Read More


Supreme Court dismisses FR petition against Cabraal, others

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- A Fundamental Rights petition filed by Ven. Thiniyawala Palitha Thera seeking an order directing the Attorney General to initiate both criminal and civil proceedings against form... Read More


Over 2.28 million Sri Lankans pledge to donate eyes

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society (SLEDS) announced that more than 2.28 million Sri Lankans have pledged to donate their eyes after death, marking a major milestone in the natio... Read More