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Fire breaks out at boat repair factory in Kalutara

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Kalutara South Police report a fire at a boat repair factory in the Bombuwala Industrial Estate, Kalutara. The Kalutara Municipal Council Fire Department is currently working to ... Read More


MPs who received compensation for damaged properties during 'Aragalaya' period, revealed

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Minister Nalinda Jayatissa revealed in Parliament today a list of 43 Members of Parliament and former MPs who allegedly received compensation from the government for properties to... Read More


ASPI closes in green on gains from banking and other sectors

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) closed on a positive note today, rising by 50.63 points (0.31%) to end at 16,506.73. This was driven by price ... Read More


Ahimsa Wickramatunga calls for impeachment of Attorney General

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Ahimsa Wickramatunga, the daughter of murdered journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga, has written to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya requesting the impeachment of the Attorney Gener... Read More


Fake doctor sentenced for running medical center

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A fake doctor who was arrested for operating a medical center while pretending to be a licensed practitioner has been sentenced to a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilt... Read More


Supreme Court sets date for hearing appeals in 2015 Jaffna schoolgirl murder case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court has set a date for hearing the appeals filed by the defendants sentenced to death in the 2015 murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vithiya in Jaffna, which caused... Read More


Water supply suspended in several areas due to a breakdown

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Water supply has been suspended in several areas due to a breakdown in the transmission line from Kalutara Central Junction to Beruwala. The National Water Supply and Drainage Bo... Read More


USAID aid restrictions may disrupt projects in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Experts warn that severe restrictions on aid programs and development projects by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could disrupt many projects implem... Read More


Railway Department to remove third class reserved seating on several trains

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Railway Department has decided to discontinue the third class reserved seating facility on several train journeys. The department announced that this change will take effect ... Read More


Police arrest man impersonating as CID officer to defraud women

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Police have arrested a man who posed as a police inspector from the Computer Crime Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department and defrauded women of money. The s... Read More