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Prime minister urges reporting of unfair treatment in teacher recruitment interviews

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has urged persons with disabilities to report any instances of unfair treatment during teacher recruitment interviews... Read More


President's Mannar basin oil and gas exploration proposal unrealistic - MP Chamara Sampth

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has described President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's budget proposal to explore offshore oil and gas resources in the Mannar Basin as unre... Read More


Government Veterinary Officers to Launch Trade Union Action on November 17

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- The Government Veterinary Officers' Association has decided to launch trade union action on November 17 by reporting sick leave in protest over the failure of the 2027 Budget pro... Read More


Russian tourist rescued from drowning at Mirissa beach

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- A 57-year-old Russian tourist was rescued from drowning at Mirissa Beach on Sunday (15) after Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifeguards intervened promptly. According to the Coast Guard,... Read More


Special operation in Agbo's roaming area uncovers illegal firearms and explosives

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- A special 'Hasthi Sena' operation conducted in the Thirappane area of Anuradhapura, where the elephant 'Agbo' frequently roams, has led to the discovery of illegal firearms, trap... Read More


Consumer affairs authority summons Laugfs Gas officials over price hike

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- Laugfs Gas officials have been summoned to the Consumer Affairs Authority tomorrow (16) to explain the recent increase in gas prices. The Authority said it would question the co... Read More


Low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a depression today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts that the low-pressure area currently situated in the Bay of Bengal, east of Sri Lanka, is very likely to intensify into a depression today... Read More


Former TNA Parliamentarian M.K. Sivajilingam passes away at 69

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- Former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament and Valvettithurai Urban Council Chairman M.K. Sivajilingam has passed away at the age of 69. A prominent figure in the... Read More


Colombo phone retailer fined Rs. 100,000 for selling a mobile phone without importer details

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- The Colombo chief magistrate's court has imposed a fine of Rs. 100,000 on a mobile phone retailer for violating consumer affairs authority (CAA) Direction No. 85. The company fi... Read More


Chamal Rajapaksa's wife Chandra Malini Rajapaksa passes away

Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- Chandra Malini Rajapaksa, wife of former Speaker and Cabinet Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, has passed away. She reportedly died at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle. She w... Read More