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BACKHOE SAMAN'S' WIFE AND CHILD ARRIVE AT KATUNAYAKE AIRPORT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The wife of organised crime figure Backhoe Saman, who was recently arrested in Indonesia, has been brought to the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake. She arrived w... Read More


FISHING MINISTRY BANS INVASIVE FISH SPECIES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Ministry of Fisheries has announced that special regulations are being prepared under the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act No. 2 of 1996 to control invasive fish species. ... Read More


NEW DEPUTY CHIEF PRELATE APPOINTED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Deputy Registrar of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Thera has been appointed as the new Deputy chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter. Published by HT Dig... Read More


RATHNAPURA HOSPITAL STRIKE CALLED OFF

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A planned symbolic strike at Ratnapura Hospital, scheduled to begin today (28), has been called off, according to hospital sources. The strike was organized to protest the alleg... Read More


UN RAISES CONCERN OVER DETENTION OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Sri Lanka, Marc-Andre Franche, has expressed concern about the continued detention of a group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.... Read More


CORRUPTION LED TO LOSS OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC NEEDS, SAYS PM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated that the money lost to corruption in the past was the same money that could have been used to meet the basic needs of the country... Read More


US EMBASSY, CULTURAL FUND TO HOST EXHIBITION ON ANCIENT GODAWAYA SHIPWRECK

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The US Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Central Cultural Fund's Maritime Archaeology Unit are to host an exhibition and symposium to highlight the documentation and preservation of a... Read More


SRI LANKA'S FDI INFLOWS MORE THAN DOUBLE TO US$ 507 MILLION IN FIRST HALF OF 2025

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has stated that the country has seen an increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) compared to the previous year, as a result of a sta... Read More


TWO DEAD AFTER LORRY OVERTURNS ON HOROWPOTHANA-KAHATAGASDIGILIYA ROAD

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Two people have died after a lorry went off a bridge on the Horowpothana-Kahatagasdigiliya main road, crashed into the railing, and overturned. Police stated that the victims ar... Read More


SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR PRAISES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, PROMISES MORE SUPPORT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A meeting was held this morning (28) between the Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea, Miyon Lee, and the General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Tilvin Si... Read More