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Serious environmental, legal issues raised over Mannar wind power project

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka (WNPS) raises serious environmental and legal concerns regarding the recently commissioned wind power project on Mannar Is... Read More


STF arrests suspect with over 60kg of ICE in Nittambuwa

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- A man has been arrested in the Nittambuwa area by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in possession of more than 60 kilograms of ICE narcotics, with an estimated street value exc... Read More


Lankan man flies to London from Bengaluru airport using UK flyer's boarding pass; both held

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- It's a tale of two travellers with one ticket to London. Boarding pass to London secretly passed on to Singapore-bound passenger in airport loo. However, their UK plan fell flat,... Read More


Malwatta Mahanayake Thero questions conflicting demand over education reforms

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The Mahanayake Thero of the Malwatta Chapter, Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero, yesterday questioned the demand for the immediate implementation of the propo... Read More


Speaker, Opposition MPs clash over points of order

https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-singapore-1.oraclecloud.com/cdn.sg.dailymirror.lk/assets/uploads/image_9b545ddea1.jpg Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne and MP Chaminda W... Read More


Frost hits central hills following Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The western slopes of the central hills experienced frost this morning (21), following the passage of Cyclone Ditwah. A resident of the area reported that frost had settled on g... Read More


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Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in collaboration with the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board (AAIB), has introduced a new high-pension benefit scheme ai... Read More


Frost and heavy rains hit tea and vegetable crops in Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Heavy rains combined with early morning frost have severely affected vegetable and tea cultivation in the Nuwara Eliya region, estate superintendents and local farmers report. T... Read More


Select committee approved to probe Cyclone Ditwah unpreparedness

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Parliament today approved a motion to appoint a select committee to study the lack of preparedness in facing Cyclone Ditwah and to report its findings to the House. Published by... Read More


NMRA raises red flag over costly Indian cancer drugs in pharmacies

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has gone on alert amid concerns that Indian cancer drugs are being sold at exorbitant prices in private pharmacies. Speaking t... Read More