Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Sri Lanka's dengue death toll has increased to 45 this year, while the total number of reported cases has climbed to 65,034, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said. Acting ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Sri Lankan rupee weakened further against the US dollar today, with the dollar's selling rate crossing the Rs. 340 mark, according to the latest daily exchange rates released ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The house of alleged underworld figure known as "Thembili Lahiru" was set on fire by an unidentified group in the Kudagalara area of Middeniya on Tuesday night (July 8), police sa... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna in Parliament today threatened to remove his clothes after ruling party MP M. Jeganeeswaran questioned his attire. MP Jeganeeswaran questione... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is not likely to see the light of the day, Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake hinted in Parliament today. "We have carried out a study on... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Priority will be given to vehicles with new registrations when printing and issuing vehicle number plates, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Commissioner General Kamal Amarasinghe... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- A Criminal Investigation Department probe is currently underway over a large seizure of counterfeit liquor bottles recently from Malambe had the Excise Department approved securit... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- In what seemed humorous but a fact at the same time, Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake yesterday highlighted that there is no point in associating former President Mahinda... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Sri Lanka is planning fresh engagements with the United States (U.S.) in a bid to avert new tariffs linked to child or forced labour, with the country's export authorities seeking... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Eight men convicted of murdering a woman by assaulting her with sharp weapons and clubs and causing grievous injuries to two others were today sentenced to death by Colombo High C... Read More