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Sri Lanka cuts fuel prices as global oil markets stabilize

COLOMBO, June 30 -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday (June 30) reduced retail fuel prices for the first time in four months, reversing part of a series of steep increases imposed earlier this year as global crude... Read More


Sri Lanka warns of legal action as asset declaration deadline expires

COLOMBO, June 30 -- Sri Lankan public officials required to declare their assets and liabilities must submit their annual disclosures by Tuesday (June 30) or face fines and possible legal action, the ... Read More


Tamil constitutional group forms panels to draft political solution proposal

COLOMBO, June 30 -- A Tamil constitutional initiative has moved to accelerate preparations for Sri Lanka's anticipated constitutional reform process by appointing three specialist committees to develo... Read More


Sri Lanka dengue cases top 53,000 as DENV-2 strain fuels surge

COLOMBO, June 29 -- Sri Lanka has recorded over 53,000 dengue cases this year, including over 19,000 infections in June alone, with health authorities warning that the re-emergence of a previously cir... Read More


Grama Niladharis to commence nationwide strike from Tuesday

COLOMBO, June 29 -- Sri Lanka's Grama Niladharis and disaster management officers are set to commence nationwide trade union action on Tuesday (30), withdrawing from all official duties, including den... Read More


SJB says parties not liable for individuals' actions

COLOMBO, June 29 -- Sri Lanka's main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has temporarily suspended the membership of Charith Abeysinghe, its Horana organizer, arrested in a high-profile bribery in... Read More


Sri Lanka moves to toughen penalties for child labour

COLOMBO, June 29 -- Sri Lanka's government has proposed a tenfold increase in the maximum fine for employing children, as part of legislative amendments aimed at strengthening protections against chil... Read More


PM opens Colombo's first National Scout Poson Zone

COLOMBO, June 29 -- Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya on Saturday (27) inaugurated the first-ever National Scout Poson Zone in Colombo, an initiative organized by the Sri Lanka Scout Association to... Read More


38 injured as two private buses collide in Matara

COLOMBO, June 26 -- At least 38 passengers were injured after two private buses collided head-on in Sri Lanka's southern Matara district on Friday (26) morning, police said. The accident occurred at ... Read More


Ex-justice minister's son remanded over alleged Harakatta bribery scheme

COLOMBO, June 26 -- Rakitha Rajapakshe, the son of former justice minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, arrested on Thursday (25) over allegations of accepting Rs 120 million as an advance from a Rs 500 mil... Read More