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Plans to fully digitalise all airport services

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation has revealed that the Ministry is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Affairs to fully digitalise all airport services.... Read More


Colombo entertainment tax revised for cinemas, sports and concerts

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Western Province Provincial Council has revised entertainment tax rates applicable to cinemas, sports events and concerts within the Colombo Municipal Council area under a ne... Read More


Use water sparingly as El Nino raises drought risk: Irrigation Department

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Irrigation Department has urged farmers and the public to use irrigation and drinking water carefully as Sri Lanka faces a higher risk of drought and rising temperatures due ... Read More


Forest fire offenders to face legal action: Department

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Forest Conservation Department has warned that legal action will be taken against individuals responsible for deliberately setting fires to forests, as the number of wildfire... Read More


Sri Lanka eyes military drones from Turkiye

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Turkiye has offered the sale of military drones to Sri Lanka, and a technical team is expected to arrive here soon for a presentation, an official said yesterday. Addressing a s... Read More


Bus fare revision a violation of fundamental rights

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Coordinator of Hambantota District Human Rights First Aid Centre Tharanga L Patambendi said the bus fare revision implanted with recently amounted to violation of passengers' con... Read More


Senior Buddhist monk seeks to intervene in Suresh Salley's writ petition

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- President of the Pasyodunrata Bauddha Sammelanaya and Principal of the historic Kande Vihara Maha Pirivena Ven. Rajakeeya Panditha Dapane Sri Mahinda Thero, has filed an applicat... Read More


Ex-Civil Security Force member arrested after Katunayake Police shooting

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Investigations have revealed that the suspect arrested in connection with the shooting incident involving Police in Katunayake had previously served in the Katunayake City Securi... Read More


Delay in criminal justice system: 11-year-old victim waits 22 years to testify in sexual abuse case

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- A Court of Appeal judgment has exposed the extraordinary delays in Sri Lanka's criminal justice system, revealing that a 11-year-old victim of grave sexual abuse in 2001 was only... Read More


NPP's Negombo Mayor resigns

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Mayor of the Negombo Municipal Council, Attorney-at-Law Robert Heenkenda, announced this afternoon that he is resigning from the post. Heenkenda was appointed to the post of... Read More