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Taxi passengers urged to take safety precautions

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Passengers using taxi services were urged to take precautions to protect themselves from theft, robbery, and intimidation, including verifying vehicle and driver details and shar... Read More


Wife of former Cabinet Minister dies following tragic incident

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The wife of former Cabinet Minister and Monaragala District Member of Parliament Jagath Pushpakumara died following a sudden mishap. The deceased was identified as Deshani Gunar... Read More


Publishers urge removal of book taxes

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Sri Lanka Publishers Association requests the government to remove the income tax charged on books. Association president Athula Jayakody stated at a media briefing held in ... Read More


Sri Lanka secures $200m ADB loan for rebuilding

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Sri Lanka signed a USD 200 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to execute a 5-year reconstruction and livelihood support project following Cyclone Ditwah. The... Read More


Aswesuma allowance for August to be credited today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Asuwesuma welfare allowance for this month is scheduled to be credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries today (19), according to the Welfare Benefits Board. Accordingly, an... Read More


Bucharest Chamber of Commerce opens new office in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Trade, investment, and business co-operation between Sri Lanka and Romania received a boost following the inauguration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bucharest office... Read More


A man arrested over terror camp in Pallai claim

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- An individual who conducted a press conference through a video on social media and presented unverified false facts was taken into custody yesterday by the Counter Terrorism Inve... Read More


Late Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera to lie in state at Wellawatte Sri Sudharmarama Viharaya

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The remains of the late veteran lyricist Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, who enriched the Sri Lankan art field with many meaningful songs including Buddhist devotional song... Read More


STF seizes 18.7kg of drugs in Bandaragama raid

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Police Special Task Force managed to arrest an associate of the large-scale drug network operated by the alleged drug trafficker 'Dubai Ravishka', who is abroad, along with a... Read More


Six priorities to deepen Sri Lanka-India partnership

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Mahishini Colonne addressed the 66th course of the National Defence College of India on bilateral relations, covering determinants, status... Read More