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NEW CBSL GUIDELINES MAY DISCOURAGE EV PURCHASES, SAY ECONOMISTS

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Economic experts suggest that the updated guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) for motor vehicle financing may somewhat discourage the purchase of electric v... Read More


STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Sri Lanka can expect strong winds to continue until July 25, due to the active south-west monsoon and atmospheric disturbances. Athula Karunanayake, Director-General of the Depa... Read More


AUTHORITIES WARN AGAINST FLYING KITES NEAR AIRPORTS

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited has urged the public to refrain from flying kites in the vicinity of local airports. The company stated that flying kites near ... Read More


OVER 1,000 CALLS TO ADOPT ABANDONED BABY IN KURUNEGALA

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Mawathagama Police have received nearly 1,000 phone calls from individuals wishing to adopt the two-day-old baby girl found abandoned near a tree in a paddy field in the Paragaha... Read More


TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS IN RUWANWELLA FOR ESALA PERAHERA TONIGHT

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Traffic will be restricted in the Ruwanwella Police Division due to the Esala Perahera organised by the Yatanwala Sri Swarnawalukarama Viharaya. The procession is scheduled to p... Read More


WOMEN AND CHILD AFFAIRS MINISTRY READY TO ASSIST MOTHER OF ABANDONED BABY

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs is prepared to facilitate the mother of the baby abandoned in a paddy field in the Paragahadeniya-Singhapura area of Kurunegala, should sh... Read More


MOTORCYCLE USED IN DEHIWALA SHOOTING FOUND WITH FAKE PLATES

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The motorcycle suspected to have been used in yesterday morning's shooting near the Dehiwala Railway Station has been found abandoned near a temple on the Piliyandala alternative... Read More


NEW EDUCATION REFORMS EMPHASISE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SAYS NIE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The new education reforms will place greater emphasis on vocational education, according to Dr. Ashoka de Silva, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Education. He made ... Read More


POLICE CONSTABLE SUSPENDED FOR SUBMITTING FALSE REPORT TO SECURE BAIL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKER

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- A Police Constable has been suspended for allegedly submitting a false report to the Kalutara High Court, omitting the criminal history of a drug trafficker to secure his bail. ... Read More


INDIAN ACTOR RAVI MOHAN AND SINGER KENISHAA FRANCIS MEET MINISTER VIJITHA HERATH TO BOOST FILM TOURISM

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- A meeting took place this morning (19) between popular Indian actor and producer Ravi Mohan, singer Kenishaa Francis, and Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employm... Read More