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President Visits Malwatte and Asgiri Theras

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid visits to the Chief Incumbents of the Malwatte and Asgiri chapters this afternoon (03) to seek their blessings. The President first arrive... Read More


Fire Breaks Out at Galle Prison

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- A fire has reportedly broken out at the Galle Prison premises. Two fire engines from the Galle Municipal Council Fire Department have been dispatched to the scene to extinguish t... Read More


Akalanka Peiris clocks national record, targets Commonwealth and Asian Games

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- Sri Lanka's Australian-based swimmer Akalanka Peiris broke the Sri Lanka national short course record in the 100m Individual Medley and also finished among the top swimmers in Aus... Read More


Women's Cancer Ward Inaugurated at Kandy National Hospital

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The "Seth Piyasa" Women's Cancer Treatment Ward at Kandy National Hospital, the largest cancer treatment center in Sri Lanka built within a general hospital, was inaugurated today... Read More


'No signs of life': Hopes turn to anguish in Indonesia school collapse

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Hopes for dozens of students feared trapped in rubble at a collapsed boarding school have turned to anguish as authorities shift their focus from rescue to recovery. Suharyanto, ... Read More


Corporal Punishment Act is to stand against violence, not against discipline - PM

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday clarified that the law against corporal punishment should not be seen as a law against discipline, but a law against the violence. ... Read More


Fair Weather Islandwide with Showers in Parts of the Western and Central Hills

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- A few showers may occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Mainly fair weather will prevail over elsewhere of the islan... Read More


Government Initiates Steps to Establish Independent Prosecutor's Office

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The government has taken steps to appoint an expert committee to establish an Independent Prosecutor's Office as part of its efforts to strengthen the justice system in the countr... Read More


Seat Belts Compulsory for Drivers and All Passengers on Expressways: Gazette Issued

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The Ministry of Highways has issued a special gazette notification making it compulsory for drivers and all passengers of vehicles traveling on expressways to wear seat belts. Ac... Read More


Govt Makes SLS Certification Mandatory for Plastic Bottles, Bans Free Polythene Bags from Nov. 1

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The government has decided to make S. L. S. Standard certification mandatory for reusable plastic water bottles, baby milk bottles and plastic food packaging and to ban the free i... Read More