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SC orders Rs. 275 Mn compensation over drugs procurement scandal

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- The Supreme Court yesterday ordered former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and four former senior health officials pay a total amount of Rs.275 million to state, after ruli... Read More


RTI Commission decision against Central Bank's Monetary Board set aside by CA

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- The Court of Appeal has set aside a 2018 directive issued by the Right to Information Commission against the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, holding that the Co... Read More


Confectionery Owners assure to withhold price hikes till May

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- The Sri Lanka Confectionery Owners' Association yesterday assured Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, that the prices of b... Read More


Sri Lankan caught with contraband wildlife

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- A Sri Lankan attempting to smuggle 38 live pets into the country was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake yesterday morning. The smuggling attempt... Read More


Ten acres of reserve below Castlereagh Reservoir dam destroyed by fire

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- About 10 acres of the reserve below the Castlereagh Reservoir dam have been destroyed by a fire that broke out due to the severe bad weather prevailing in the reservoir's catchm... Read More


Australian HC calls on Speaker to strengthen bilateral co-operation

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The Australian High Commissioner (HC) to Sri Lanka, Mathew Duckworth, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne on March 20, 2026. The Secretary General of Pa... Read More


Deya Nanwana Sapiri Gama opens in Kalutara

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Industries And Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunneththi inaugurated the Deya Nanwana Sapiri Gama (a village which uplifts the whole nation ), Community Producti... Read More


Kalabhushana award for Sunanda Kodagoda

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Sunanda Kodagoda was awarded a Kalabhushana award at the 40th Kalabhushana State Award ceremony at Temple Trees recently. A veteran poet, writer, journalist, and photographer, ... Read More


British High Commissioner visits Lake House

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- British High Commissioner in Colombo Andrew Patrick yesterday visited the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) and met and interacted with ANCL Chairman Gamini W... Read More


Govt issues guidelines for energy, fuel saving

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Essential Services Commissioner General Prabath Chandrakeerthi announced yesterday (26) that the Government has decided to introduce a new set of energy and fuel saving guidelin... Read More