Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The prisoner riot at the Negombo prison on Sunday and Monday (July 5 and 6) seems to be a godsend for the Sri Lankan Opposition parties, which are short of sensational issues to u... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- For over a decade, Sri Lanka's poultry and livestock industry has sat across the table from successive governments, pleading for a rational, predictable maize import policy. Since... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Two days of deadly violence in the Negombo prison have laid bare the persistent decay in the Sri Lankan prison system, and by and large, the entire criminal justice apparatus. T... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Electronics & Air Navigation Engineering (E&ANE) Division of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) has successfully implemented an Air Situation Dis... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Sri Lanka's dengue death toll has increased to 45 this year, while the total number of reported cases has climbed to 65,034, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said. Acting ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Sri Lankan rupee weakened further against the US dollar today, with the dollar's selling rate crossing the Rs. 340 mark, according to the latest daily exchange rates released ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The house of alleged underworld figure known as "Thembili Lahiru" was set on fire by an unidentified group in the Kudagalara area of Middeniya on Tuesday night (July 8), police sa... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna in Parliament today threatened to remove his clothes after ruling party MP M. Jeganeeswaran questioned his attire. MP Jeganeeswaran questione... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is not likely to see the light of the day, Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake hinted in Parliament today. "We have carried out a study on... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Priority will be given to vehicles with new registrations when printing and issuing vehicle number plates, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Commissioner General Kamal Amarasinghe... Read More