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Railway technicians launch 24-hour token strike over overtime pay issue

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Railway technicians and technician assistants launched a 24-hour token strike from 7.00 a.m. today (26) in protest over an unresolved overtime payment issue. Secretary of the Sr... Read More


Solar power generators challenge tariff reduction in court

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- A group of solar power generators has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, challenging the government's decision to reduce the tariff paid per unit of electricity ge... Read More


Sri Lankan Kottu, Vatalappam added to Oxford English Dictionary

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Sri Lanka's rich culinary and cultural heritage has received global recognition as several locally popular words have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)... Read More


Nine DIGs, 16 SSPs among transferred senior Police officers

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Thirty-two senior police officers, including nine Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and 16 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), have been transferred with immediate effect, th... Read More


Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka joins Airbus Wichita Facility Team

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Airbus has spotlighted Meriesha Fonseka, a talented Sri Lankan engineer, as part of their single-aisle wing design team at the company's Wichita Engineering Facility in the Unite... Read More


Iranian Ambassador meets Vijitha

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- The Ambassador of Iran Dr. Alireza Delkhosh called on Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath to brief him on the latest situation in the region. Minister Herath said in a post on X tha... Read More


Indictments filed against Keheliya Rambukwella, 11 others

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- The Attorney General today filed indictments before the High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo against former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 others accused in connect... Read More


Maj. Gen. Kapila Dolage appointed Army Chief of Staff

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Major General Kapila Dolage of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers has been appointed as the 67th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective today (26 June 2025). He succeeds ... Read More


Bus fare revision to be announced following fuel price adjustment

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) says the annual bus fare revision will be announced after considering the fuel price revision scheduled for July 1. NTC Director General ... Read More


Former Health Ministry Secretary arrested

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta was arrested today by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after providing a statement... Read More