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Expressways generate Rs. 48.5 mn in 24 hours; nearly Rs. 490 mn earned over 10 days

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Traffic on the expressways (E01, E02, E03 and E04) generated a total revenue of Rs. 48,500,040 during the 24-hour period from midnight on April 19 to midnight on April 20, 2026,... Read More


Low-floor priority bus service for persons with disabilities to begin tomorrow

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- A low-floor priority bus service for persons with disabilities will commence tomorrow (21) from the Makumbura Multimodal Center (MMC), the Transport, Highways and Urban Developm... Read More


Two foreign journalists nabbed at BIA with 'Kush' worth Rs. 64 mn

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Two foreign social media journalists were arrested this morning (20) by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau for attempting to smuggle a stock of "Kush" drugs valued ... Read More


Island-wide police sweep nets over 600 suspects; 98 arrested on open warrants

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Sri Lanka Police have arrested 98 individuals with open warrants during a series of special island-wide crime prevention and anti-narcotics operations conducted across all polic... Read More


Indian Vice President visits Nuwara Eliya to inspect housing project

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Indian Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived in Nuwara Eliya this morning (20) to inspect the progress of the Indian-funded housing project for the Indian-origin Tamil commu... Read More


Harsha defends HSBC CEO's comment on Sri Lanka's oil purchase

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva yesterday referred to Daily Mirror report published under the title 'CPC rejects US dollars 286 per barrel claim, threatens legal... Read More


Tehran vows swift response after US seizes Iranian-flagged vessel

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The US says it has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Tehran's joint military... Read More


Delay in coal environmental report "suspicious" - Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Doctors' Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights has raised concerns over the delayed publication of an environmental impact assessment related to recently importe... Read More


Uncertain of joint opposition May Day rally: Sujeewa

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Responding to speculation on a joint May Day rally by some parties in the Opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Sujeewa Senasinghe said today that it is not possible to co... Read More


Severe lightning and thundershowers expected after 1.00 p.m. - Met Department

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Meteorology Department has warned that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. today. The Department ... Read More