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Credit card spend picks up in April by Rs.4.4bn

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- There has been some modest pickup in credit card spend in April reflecting that consumers are ramping up spending on everything from their staples to discretionary such as dine-o... Read More


Shortage of critical drugs leaves thousands in quandary

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Sri Lanka is grappling with a shortage of several medicines, including cancer drugs, insulin, and oral rehydration salts like Jeevani affecting both government hospitals and phar... Read More


Small cars banned, only sedans allowed for airport pickups: App-based taxi services say

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- App-based taxi services at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) claimed that they are facing huge issues after airport authorities suddenly decided to limit the types of vehi... Read More


Two arrested over Rs. 10 Mn ransom demand

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Two suspects were arrested by the Negombo Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau for demanding a ransom of Rs. 10 million and extorting Rs. 2 million from the victim. Accordin... Read More


Ravi slams Government's mixed signals on renewable energy

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- A heated debate broke out in Parliament yesterday (17) as UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake criticised the government's handling of the country's renewable energy policy and power sector ... Read More


Over 20 injured in bus-lorry collision in Eheliyagoda

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- A total of 23 people were injured following a head-on collision between a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus and a lorry at Minnana Junction in Eheliyagoda this morning. Polic... Read More


Patients charged up to Rs. 250,000 for hospital-supplied item worth Rs. 17,500 - Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Patients were forced to pay between Rs. 120,000 and Rs. 250,000 for a medical item labelled EVD, used in surgeries at a government hospital in 2022 that had been officially procu... Read More


Vraie Cally Balthazaar assumes duties as Colombo's 26th mayor

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Vraie Cally Balthazaar of the National People's Power (NPP) officially assumed duties today as the 26th Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC). She was elected to the post... Read More


ICFS to host Study Abroad Open Day in Colombo on June 21

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Students seeking to pursue higher education abroad will have a valuable opportunity to take the next step in their academic journey at the ICFS Study Abroad Open Day, scheduled f... Read More


Inmates stage rooftop protest at Boossa Prison

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- A group of inmates at Boossa Prison climbed onto the facility's roof this morning (18) in protest against intensified search operations being conducted within the prison premises... Read More