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EXCISE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES LIQUOR OUTLET CLOSURES ON MAY 6 FOR ELECTIONS

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The Excise Department has announced that all licensed retail liquor outlets, except those approved by the Tourism Development Authority, will be closed on May 6. This closure is d... Read More


SRI LANKA WOMEN BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY 5 WICKETS IN TRI-SERIES CLASH

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Sri Lanka's women's cricket team secured a 5-wicket victory against South Africa in the ongoing tri-nation one-day series, which also features India. The match took place today (Ma... Read More


MORE SRI LANKAN CAREGIVERS FIND JOBS IN ISRAEL - SRI LANKA BUREAU OF FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reports a surge in job opportunities for Sri Lankan caregivers in Israel. According to the bureau, 278 individuals have departed... Read More


IRELAND FINES TIKTOK 530 MILLION EUROS FOR SENDING EU USER DATA TO CHINA

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- TikTok has been fined 530 million euros ($601.3 million) by Ireland's privacy regulator for sending user data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) - which leads on... Read More


MIXED SENTIMENT FROM COLOMBO STOCKS: RS.5.9 BILLION TURNOVER

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Colombo Stocks were mixed today with the All Share Price Index rising by 51.8 to close at 15,851.74. However, the S&P SL20 index saw a slight decrease of 5.37 units, closing at 4,... Read More


PROBE LAUNCHED INTO DEATH THREATS AGAINST SUSPENDED POLICE CHIEF

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Public Security Minister Anandha Wijepala has announced that an investigation has commenced into death threats received by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, o... Read More


ARREST MADE IN CONNECTION WITH MOUNT LAVINIA MURDER

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Police have arrested a 52-year-old man from Mount Lavinia in the early hours of today (2) in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old individual, whose burned remains were found... Read More


SHOWERS ON THE CARDS TOMORROW TOO

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala and Polonnaruwa districts after 1.00 p.m. tom... Read More


INDIAN HOME VOWS RETRIBUTION FOR PAHALGAM TERROR ATTACK VICTIMS

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has vowed to hunt down and hold accountable the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack, which resulted in the loss of 26 lives. Speaking at an e... Read More


COOLING PERIOD FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS TO BEGIN TOMORROW

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The cooling period for the mini-polls scheduled for May 6, will begin at midnight tomorrow. Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake stated during a press conference in Co... Read More