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Forest cover and tribal groups affected: India gives up critical naval airbase under environmentalists' pressure

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- The Indian government is abandoning a five-year-old project to extend the runway at the naval air station "INS Baaz" on the Car Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, in view of l... Read More


Dengue is an attitudinal crisis

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- The spike of dengue cases in the country has risen to an alarming level with the number of cases exceeding 46,000 and deaths nearing 30 for the past six months, according to repo... Read More


MESSI MAKES HISTORY: Argentina Legend Breaks World Cup Goalscoring Record

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- Lionel Messi has become the FIFA World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer after scoring twice in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Austria. The 38-year-old captain raised his tournamen... Read More


PMD, SLC denies ICC Chief discussed SLC elections or blacklisting

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- The President's Media Division (PMD) yesterday denied the Daily Mirror article titled "Hold SLC Elections or Get Blacklisted, ICC Informs President AKD," saying that ICC Chairman... Read More


Police Inspector arrested inside hotel for accepting Rs. 1 Mn bribe

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- A Police Inspector was arrested by officials from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) while accepting a bribe of Rs. 1 million at a hotel ... Read More


Southwest Monsoon active but weakened by El Nino conditions

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- Sri Lanka is currently experiencing an active Southwest Monsoon with less vigour due to El Nino conditions, a senior official from the Department of Meteorology said yesterday. ... Read More


Infant allegedly tied to chair and beaten for crying- suspect remanded

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- A man accused of tying a nine-month-old infant to a chair and assaulting her with an umbrella handle and his hands for allegedly crying frequently was ordered to be remanded till... Read More


Sri Lanka risks losing GSP+ over slow progress into PTA reforms: Joint opposition question

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- Sri Lanka risks losing the GSP+ trade benefit, a special benefit enjoyed by Sri Lankan exporters for accessing markets in the European Union, because of the slow progress of refo... Read More


24-hour water cut in several Colombo suburbs from June 24

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 24-hour interruption to water supply in several areas due to essential maintenance work on the main water tra... Read More


E. coli, coliform tests on 50 water sources under 'Thirasara Diyawara' programme

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- Water quality tests were conducted on 100 water sources supplying 163 community water projects, while water samples from 50 selected locations were subjected to microbiological a... Read More