PHIs launch island-wide trade union action over airport transfer

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 -- Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) across Sri Lanka are set to launch island-wide trade union action from 8.00 a.m. Monday (24), protesting the alleged unfair transfer of a PHI attach... Read More

The honeymoon is over, and the NPP should be worried

Sri Lanka, Aug. 23 -- Sri Lanka's political establishment has operated on the assumption that the National People's Power (NPP) government, propelled into office by voters exhausted with the old order... Read More

UN welcomes Sri Lanka move to facilitate return of refugees from India

COLOMBO, Aug. 23 -- The United Nations on Saturday (22) welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to simplify immigration procedures to facilitate the voluntary return of Sri Lankan refugees who have been living ... Read More

Archchuna Ramanathan bids farewell to Parliament, hints at 2029 return

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Member of Parliament Archchuna Ramanathan bid farewell to Parliament with a final speech on Friday (21), apologizing for any remarks that may have offended fellow MPs or parliament... Read More

Drug addiction linked to 70%-80% of male university dropouts, says Professor

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Between 70% and 80% of male university students who drop out do so because of drug addiction, a senior psychiatrist has said, warning that traffickers are increasingly targeting sc... Read More

Old Bogambara Prison set to reopen for inmates in two weeks

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- The Department of Prisons expects to begin accommodating inmates at the Old Bogambara Prison within the next two weeks, as renovation work at the facility nears completion, a senio... Read More

Rahul Gandhi unveils cover of Sonia Gandhi's memoir

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has shared the cover of his mother Sonia Gandhi's forthcoming memoir, expressing pride and emotion over the publication of a book that chronic... Read More

Police warn vehicle owners over rising thefts, urge greater vigilance

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Negligence on the part of vehicle owners and parking in insecure locations are contributing significantly to the rising number of car, motorcycle and three-wheeler thefts reported ... Read More

Nanda Malini, iconic voice of Sri Lankan music, dies at 82

COLOMBO, Aug. 21 -- Veteran Sri Lankan singer Nanda Malini, one of the country's most celebrated voices whose career spanned more than six decades, has died at the age of 82, family sources said. Mal... Read More

Keheliya granted bail in 'Sandagala' theft case

COLOMBO, Aug. 18 -- A Colombo Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (18) released former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on bail after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (... Read More

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