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Hemantha Kumara elected Deputy Mayor of CMC

Sri Lanka, June 16 -- Hemantha Kumara of the National People's Power (NPP) was proposed as the Deputy Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council and was elected unopposed. Published by HT Digital Content... Read More


SJB suspends six of its members in Dambulla Pradeshiya Sabha

Sri Lanka, June 16 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjit Madumma Bandara announced today that the party membership of six members in Dambulla Pradeshiya Sabha have been suspended fo... Read More


Colombo mayoral vote unfair, alleges SJB's Riza Zarook

Sri Lanka, June 16 -- Defeated Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) mayoral candidate Riza Zarook has accused the Commissioner of the Department of Local Government for the Western Province of acting unfairly... Read More


Missile attacks in Israel injure two Sri Lankan women

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Two Sri Lankan women were injured after Iranian ballistic missile attacks struck multiple locations across Israel, including Tel Aviv, Haifa and surrounding areas. One woman, wo... Read More


Giant squirrels, among animals doomed in farmlands in future: K.D. Lalkantha

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Agriculture Minister K.D. Lalkantha said legal amendments will be introduced allowing farmers to dispose off some animals such as giant squirrels in their cultivated lands as an ... Read More


Huge fire breaks out at 67-storey building in Dubai, 3,800 people evacuated

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- A massive fire broke out in a 67-storey building in Marina here, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) said on Saturday. All 3,820 residents from 764 apartments of the Marina Pinnacle we... Read More


Helicopter crashes in northern Indian state, 6 people on board

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- A helicopter carrying six people crashed on Sunday in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, news agency ANI reported. The aircraft had gone missing in the Gaurikund area of ... Read More


Dilantha Malagamuwa named Brand Ambassador of VIP travels

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Veteran international motor racing driver Dilantha Malagamuwa has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Negombo VIP Travels. The official appointment took place at a specia... Read More


IMF's Gita Gopinath arrives in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Dr. Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. During the visit, Dr. Gopinath will be... Read More


Sri Lanka's foreign reserves overstated by USD 1.4 billion, Report reveals

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Sri Lanka's official foreign reserves have been overstated by approximately USD 1.4 billion due to the inclusion of a currency swap from China that does not meet international st... Read More