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Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The hard-line stand taken by the management of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in refusing to reinstate 60 employees who engaged in a three-day protest causing inconvenience ... Read More


Massive forest land clearing in Mihintale

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Additional Magistrate of Anuradhapura, Kanchana Narthana Abhimani Seneviratne has directed Anuradhapura Range Forest Officer Sumith Suvaris to initiate legal proceedings aga... Read More


CID ordered to investigate Damitha, husband's bank accounts over fraud

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake yesterday ordered the Prisons Superintendent to facilitate the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers to record a state... Read More


Street vendor who refused food to tourist gets hefty bail

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A Sri Lankan street food vendor who was arrested for demanding a massive price of Rs. 1,900 for a Kottu Roti portion from a foreign tourist and insulted him using abusive langua... Read More


Excise man who distorted singer Beddage's avurudu song remanded

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Kuliyapitiya Magistrate's Court ordered the remand of the Excise Department officer until April 22, for singing and releasing on social media, a distorted version of a popul... Read More


CA issues notice on Hirunika for Contempt of Court

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Court of Appeal yesterday issued notice on former MP Hirunika Premachandra to appear before the Court on May 8 and give reasons why she should not be punished for Contempt o... Read More


Flurry of activity ahead of elections

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Sinhala and Tamil New Year may have diminished the pace of political activity in the country as political leaders took a breather for the festivities (with many taking wing ... Read More


Urgent-Legal Reforms Before General Elections

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- "Sri Lanka is actively working to address investors' concerns about corruption and inefficiency, with a goal of establishing a transparent and predictable environment that foste... Read More


From Sramadana to Social Transformation through Sarvodaya

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Dr A T Ariyaratne's life is a story of transformation. Born in 1931 in the Unawatuna, he was primarily educated at Buona Vista College and Mahinda College. He then pursued a car... Read More


The forgotten : Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) line

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The golden era of the Ceylon railway is considered to be from 1858 to 1927. The history of our railways is deeply connected to the vintage tea industry. Tea was first grown comm... Read More