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Vedda Chief Vannilattho leaves for India on pilgrimage

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Vedda community leader Uruwarige Vannilattho left Sri Lanka today (25) for a pilgrimage to Dambadiva, India, marking his first such journey since assuming leadership of the commu... Read More


Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today ordered former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's former Private Secretary, Sugeeshwara Lenin Bandara, to be further remanded till September... Read More


Railway union accuses GM over engine failures

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters' Union (SLRSMU) has called for an urgent investigation into the recent breakdowns of locomotive engines, alleging that the current Railway Gene... Read More


Ranjith Rajasinghe assumes duties as new CAASL Chairman

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Ranjith Rajasinghe assumed duties today (25) as the new Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), at the authority's premises. The occasion was attended by ... Read More


Police reveal charges against 'Bus Lalith' after Dubai repatriation

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Police today revealed the charges against Lalith Kannangara, alias "Bus Lalith," following his repatriation from Dubai, where he had been hiding under Interpol Red Notice, with t... Read More


El Nino may bring above-average rainfall, flood risk in October-November

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Sri Lanka could experience above-average rainfall during October and November due to prevailing El Nino conditions, raising the possibility of flooding in some areas, the Departm... Read More


Chemical release triggers water supply shutdown in Colombo and Gampaha

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The temporary suspension of water supply to several areas in the Colombo and Gampaha districts following the release of a chemical into the environment by a private factory has r... Read More


US$36bn export dream needs labour reform, not a 1940s engine: TPA's Barath Arullsamy

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Sri Lanka's ambition to earn US$36 billion from exports by 2030 risks becoming "a glossy brochure resting on a 1940s labour engine" unless the Government urgently introduces a mo... Read More


Forensic report submitted to court in Ven. Hemaratana Thera case

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Government Analyst has reported to the Anuradhapura Magistrate's Court that the rug, which is a case production in the case against Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, contained se... Read More


BASL raises gratification concern over judges' tenure extension

Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), in a Special Determination petition filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed Twenty-Second Amendm... Read More