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Ex-Civil Security Force member arrested after Katunayake Police shooting

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Investigations have revealed that the suspect arrested in connection with the shooting incident involving Police in Katunayake had previously served in the Katunayake City Securi... Read More


Delay in criminal justice system: 11-year-old victim waits 22 years to testify in sexual abuse case

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- A Court of Appeal judgment has exposed the extraordinary delays in Sri Lanka's criminal justice system, revealing that a 11-year-old victim of grave sexual abuse in 2001 was only... Read More


NPP's Negombo Mayor resigns

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Mayor of the Negombo Municipal Council, Attorney-at-Law Robert Heenkenda, announced this afternoon that he is resigning from the post. Heenkenda was appointed to the post of... Read More


Indices close in red

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The ASPI closed in red as a result of price losses in counters such as Melstacorp, Vallibel One and John Keells Holdings with the turnover crossing Rs. 1.0bn. A similar behavio... Read More


BPPL unit acquires Ravi Industries customer base in Rs. 300 mn deal

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- BPPL Holdings PLC's wholly owned subsidiary, Beira Brush (Private) Limited, has entered into a Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) with Ravi Industries Limited to acquire the compa... Read More


Maga Engineering awarded US$ 7.26mn contract to expand BIA passenger terminal

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The Cabinet has approved the awarding of a contract to M/s Maga Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. for the expansion of passenger terminal facilities at the Bandaranaike International Airpor... Read More


Int'l tender opens for SL's largest battery storage initiative

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The Power and Energy Ministry yesterday announced the launch of an international tender for a 250 MW/1,000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), one of the country's largest ... Read More


Construction sector leads recovery's next chapter

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Sri Lanka's construction sector is emerging as one of the clearest beneficiaries of the country's economic recovery, with rising bank lending, stronger foreign investment and gro... Read More


The Third Agricultural Revolution

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Vietnam's emergence as one of the world's leading coffee producers should give Sri Lanka pause. Less than half a century ago, Vietnam was scarcely associated with coffee. Today... Read More


India-Sri Lanka Media Fest Nuance journalism versus clickbait

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Communication has evolved prehistoric era cave paintings and gestures to the digital era. Communication is fundamental to all aspects of life, be it personal, professional or soc... Read More