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Daughter of remanded neurosurgeon arrested

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The 21-year-old daughter of Dr. Maheshi Surasinghe Wijerathna, a consultant neurosurgeon attached to Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital, has been arrested by the Keselwatta Poli... Read More


Beira lake to become water aerodrome ?

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Authorities have decided to look into the possibility of converting the Beira Lake into an aerodrome. An initial discussion has been held in this regard with the participation... Read More


Speaker's fuel allowance to be reduced

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- It has been decided to reduce the fuel allowance granted to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne to 900 liters and to make it in line with the fuel allowance given to a cabinet minister, ... Read More


Special traffic plan in Borella for Cardinal's 50th jubilee ceremony

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Special traffic arrangements will be in place in Borella tomorrow evening in view an event commemorating the 50th priestly jubilee of His Holiness the Cardinal. The ceremony, sch... Read More


457 arrested in special operation in Southern Province

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- A total of 457 individuals were arrested during a special search operation conducted across the Galle, Matara and Elpitiya police areas in the Southern Province. Police said the ... Read More


Matthew Duckworth appointed Australia's new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, has announced the appointment of Matthew Duckworth as the country's next High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Minister Wong described... Read More


Former Eastern Provincial Councillor 'Iniya Barathi' arrested by CID

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Former Eastern Provincial Councillor K. Pushpakumar, also known as 'Iniya Barathi' and an associate of 'Pillayan', has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)... Read More


e-Revenue Licence system temporarily unavailable

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical i... Read More


Northern line trains to operate daily from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that the intercity express train operating on the Northern Line during weekends will now run daily starting tomorrow (July 7), foll... Read More


Three children drown in Vakarai tank

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Three children were reported drowned while bathing in the Kariappan Kirni tank in Vakarai, police said. The victims, two girls and one boy aged 10 and 11, were reportedly bathing... Read More