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Around 700 arrested daily over drug related offences: Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- Around 700 persons are arrested daily over drug related offences, Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament today. Responding to a question raised by MP Chamindr... Read More


Not willing to answer questions on adverse effects of inferior quality coal without evidence: Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- Claiming that the government is not willing to answer questions about any adverse effects that could result from using inferior quality coal for power generation, Environment Min... Read More


Cold weather triggers rise in viral illnesses

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The spread of several viral diseases is on the rise due to the prevailing cold weather conditions, Gampaha Hospital Senior Medical Officer Dr. Ravinda Udagamage warned. Speaking... Read More


SLAP hosts networking forum to empower regional printers

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP), in collaboration with the Vavuniya District Printers Owners Co-Operative Society, successfully conducted a Strategic Networking Foru... Read More


Private sector minimum wage hiked to Rs. 30,000 from Jan 2026

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The national minimum wage in the private sector will rise from Rs. 27,000 to Rs. 30,000, effective 1 January 2026, Labour Department Commissioner General Ms. H.M.D.N.K. Wataliyad... Read More


Government willing to accommodate debate on NCM against PM this week

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The government is ready to debate the no confidence motion on Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya on Thursday and Friday this week, Chief Government Whip Nalinda Jayatissa told Par... Read More


1,000 Sri Lankan nurses to work in Israel next year

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) plans to send 1,000 Sri Lankans to Israel for home-based nursing jobs in 2026. Eligible candidates include those who have comp... Read More


DM lead story comes to limelight in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The lead story of today's Daily Mirror titled 'AI to threaten 23.8 percent of employed people in Sri Lanka' came to the limelight in Parliament when Opposition MP Harsha de Silva... Read More


Vehicle imports generate Rs. 904 billion: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The government has collected a total income of Rs. 904 billion from vehicle imports, more than double the initially projected target of Rs. 441 billion, Deputy Minister of Econom... Read More


Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wines as Macron reportedly snubs 'Board of Peace' seat

Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron was reported to be unwilling to join... Read More