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Govt warns against gas supply disruptions

Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe assured that the Government will not allow consumers to be inconvenienced amid supply disruptions linked to private sector supplier LAUGFS Ga... Read More


Sri Lanka's biggest-ever Rs. 630 Mn lottery jackpot claimed

Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- Sri Lanka's largest-ever lottery jackpot, amounting to more than Rs. 63 crore, has been claimed, officials said on Friday. A representative of the Development Lotteries Board sa... Read More


Table Toppers CR may have a match

Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- The stage is set for a pulsating finale to the domestic season as the Inter-Club Rugby League 2025/2026 reaches its grand climax under lights at Longdon Place tomorrow when defen... Read More


Sri Lanka's Super 8 fixture: Tickets 'Sold Out'

Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- Tickets for all of Sri Lanka's Super 8 fixtures at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 have been completely sold out, according to the official ticketing platform of the Internation... Read More


Opposition MP calls for adjournment debate on Imran Khan

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Opposition MP Ajith P. Perera called for an adjournment debate on former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. MP Perera told the Daily Mirror that he had handed over the moti... Read More


South Korea's ex-president jailed for life for masterminding an insurrection

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of rebellion and abuse of authority over his failed 2024 martial law... Read More


No gas shortage, only panic buying: Minister

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- There is no LP gas shortage, but panic buying has created a difficulty brought on by Laugfs Gas delaying its supply, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament today. The Mi... Read More


Russia's Lavrov warns against any new US strike on Iran

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview made public on Wednesday (Feb 18), said that any new US strike on Iran would have serious consequences and called for rest... Read More


Provide immediate solutions to gas shortage: Namal

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organizer and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has called on the Government to take immediate steps to address the prevailing LP gas shortage ... Read More


UK police arrest King Charles' brother Andrew, BBC reports

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- BBC TV reported on Thursday that police had arrested King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffre... Read More