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CONSTRUCTION ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SET TO RESUME

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Construction of the first phase of the Central Expressway, running from Kadawatha to Mirigama, is set to restart in the coming weeks. A senior economic adviser to the President ... Read More


JVP REJECTS RUMOURS ABOUT HARINI AMARASURIYA'S POSITION

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- The General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Tilvin Silva, has refuted what he called "baseless" claims that Harini Amarasuriya is to be removed from her post. ... Read More


DHAMMIKA PERERA ACQUIRES STAKE IN LAUGFS HOLDINGS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Business magnate Dhammika Perera has reportedly bought a significant shareholding in LAUGFS Holdings Ltd., according to a report by the Daily FT. The acquisition expands his grow... Read More


MINISTRIES CLASH OVER CONDOM USE IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- A dispute has arisen between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education over a proposal to teach about condom use in Sri Lankan schools. The Health Ministry's National... Read More


POLICE INVESTIGATE CASE OF MAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation after a man was discovered dead under suspicious circumstances inside his home in Mallagaswewa, within the Kobeigane police divis... Read More


JVP SAYS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS LIKELY NEXT YEAR, AFTER DELIMITATION

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has said that Sri Lanka's long-delayed Provincial Council elections will be held next year, once the ongoing delimitation process is complete.... Read More


PROBES AND RESTORATION UNDERWAY AT DANGER-SPOTS ALONG STRETCH OF ELLA-WELLAWAYA ROAD

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- More than ten high-risk spots have been identified along the Ella-Wellawaya road, particularly on the stretch between Ella and Ravana Falls, according to the Badulla District Roa... Read More


SUSPECTED DRUG CHEMICALS FOUND IN KANDANA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Police have discovered a stock of chemicals suspected to be used in the production of the drug 'ice' in a house in the Kandana area. The discovery comes as part of a wider inves... Read More


POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION INTO FAKE NEWS ABOUT ASP

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rohan Olugala has stated that a news story circulating on social media is false. The fake report claimed that Olugala had revealed that t... Read More


ROAD COLLISION ON WELLAWAYA-THANAMALWILA ROAD

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- A driver of a car was seriously injured and admitted to Badulla General Hospital following a road collision that occurred this afternoon (08) in front of the Yalabowa depot on th... Read More