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Horse trading underway to form local governments: Opposition

Srilanka, May 13 -- The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alleged that the National People's Power (NPP), in stark contrast to its pre-election rhetoric, had resorted to dubious means to ro... Read More


Japanese Ambassador raises concerns over high taxation

Srilanka, May 13 -- Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata raised concerns about high taxation in Sri Lanka on automobile imports from Japan. Delivering his remarks at a roundtable meeting last week, the a... Read More


Special Police committee appointed to probe Kotmale bus tragedy

Srilanka, May 13 -- A special committee comprising four senior police officers, headed by Senior Deputy Inspector General Ajith Rohana, has been appointed by the Acting Inspector General of Police to ... Read More


IPL 2025 to resume on May 17; final on June 3

Srilanka, May 13 -- PL 2025 will resume this week on Saturday (May 17) with a clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, the BCCI confirmed on Monday (May 12). A total of 17 ... Read More


Young woman dies in suspicious fire in Kottawa

Srilanka, May 13 -- Police have launched an investigation after a 19-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a house on Vihara Mawatha in Kottawa. According to police, the bod... Read More


Algerian girl robbed, thrown off cliff in Ella: Retired cop arrested

Srilanka, May 13 -- A retired police inspector working as a taxi driver was arrested today (13) in Nuwara Eliya for allegedly drugging a 26-year-old Algerian tourist, stealing her valuables worth over... Read More


Sri Pada pilgrim season ends today

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- The annual Sri Pada pilgrimage season ends today with the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, following the fulfillment of religious observances. Hundreds of thousands of devotees have at... Read More


Bimal Ratnayake calls for high alert at ports, airports over Indo-Pak crisis

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Ratnayake underlined the critical need for Sri Lanka's ports and airports to operate at peak efficiency in light of th... Read More


Inmate drowns in Mahaweli Ganga during Pallekele prison escape

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- An inmate held at the Pallekele Open Air Prison has drowned while attempting to escape from custody, police said. The 33-year-old inmate, a resident of Kumbukwewa in the Aragama ... Read More


NPP's 30% electricity tariff reduction promise by cutting corruption is blatant lie: Harsha

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha De Silva said the National People's Power's (NPP) 30% tariff reduction promise by cutting corruption was a blatant lie and claimed that ... Read More