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Court fines Jaffna restaurant Rs. 950,000 for overcharging on bottled water

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- A popular vegetarian restaurant in the Nallur area of Jaffna has been fined Rs. 950,000 for selling bottled drinking water at an excessive price. Based on the information receiv... Read More


New service category for medical, dental specialists

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to appoint an official committee to draft a Service Minute to establish a dedicated service category named the "Specialist Medica... Read More


Retd. Air Vice Marshal Fernando appointed DMT Chief

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Cabinet has approved the appointment of Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Thushara Indunil Fernando as the Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT). Fernando wil... Read More


Cabinet nod to install 300,000 smart meters across Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for a project to install 300,000 smart meters equipped with a Time-of-Use (TOU) billing system, marking a key step in modernizing Sr... Read More


10+ years in media? Applications open for journalist housing units

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has called for applications from journalists for the "Homagama Journalists' Housing Scheme," introduced for media professionals working in p... Read More


Cabinet approves Rs. 104.9 bn central expressway road project

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Cabinet has approved a proposal to develop connecting roads linking Sections I, III and IV of the Central Expressway with the existing road network in the Western, Central an... Read More


Vedda Chief Vannilattho leaves for India on pilgrimage

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Vedda community leader Uruwarige Vannilattho left Sri Lanka today (25) for a pilgrimage to Dambadiva, India, marking his first such journey since assuming leadership of the commu... Read More


Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today ordered former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's former Private Secretary, Sugeeshwara Lenin Bandara, to be further remanded till September... Read More


Railway union accuses GM over engine failures

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters' Union (SLRSMU) has called for an urgent investigation into the recent breakdowns of locomotive engines, alleging that the current Railway Gene... Read More


Ranjith Rajasinghe assumes duties as new CAASL Chairman

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Ranjith Rajasinghe assumed duties today (25) as the new Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), at the authority's premises. The occasion was attended by ... Read More