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SLTB TRADE UNIONS LAUNCH STRIKE OVER UNIFIED BUS TIMETABLE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- SLTB Trade Unions Launch Strike Over Unified Bus Timetable Several Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) trade unions have launched a strike, beginning at midnight on Wednesday, in p... Read More


S.J.B. CRITICISES CUSTOMS CHIEF APPOINTMENT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, has voiced strong disapproval over the government's choice of Seevali Arukgoda as the new Director General of Sri Lanka Cus... Read More


MASON ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTION AND RAPE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Hali-ela police have arrested a 51-year-old mason on charges of abducting and raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl, who is now reportedly two months pregnant. The suspect, who lives ... Read More


POLICE CAPTURE HANDCUFFED THIEF WHO JUMPED INTO CROCODILE-INFESTED RIVER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A man has been arrested after a dramatic escape attempt that ended with him jumping into a crocodile-infested river while still in handcuffs. The incident began last night when ... Read More


ELEPHANT CALF KILLED IN ROAD INCIDENT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A young elephant calf has died after being struck by a large lorry on the Dambulla-Habarana road this morning. The ten-year-old elephant was part of a herd crossing the road to ... Read More


CHEMMANI BECOMES SECOND LARGEST MASS GRAVE IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The mass grave at Chemmani has become the second largest mass grave site discovered in Sri Lanka, as more remains were unearthed in ongoing excavations. On Tuesday, the bones o... Read More


2025 NATIONAL IMMUNISATION SUMMIT REPORT PRESENTED TO HEALTH MINISTER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Health, Nalinda Jayatissa, has received the technical report from the 2025 National Immunisation Summit, which took place in March this year. The report w... Read More


PRESIDENT DISSANAYAKE URGES EXPORTERS TO PAY FAIR TAXES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- During a pre-budget meeting for 2026, Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told private sector exporters that while the government is ready to provide them with support... Read More


TRAFFIC ADVISORY: SECTION OF BASELINE ROAD CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Due to ongoing repairs, two lanes of the inbound road from the Borella Devi Balika Vidyalaya Roundabout to the D. S. Senanayake Junction have been closed. Police are advising dr... Read More


SLTB TRADE UNIONS ANNOUNCE STRIKE FROM MIDNIGHT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) trade unions have announced that they will launch a strike starting at midnight today (27). The strike is being organized in protest of seve... Read More