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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


Attorney General rejects refund proposal by Onmax DT directors

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Attorney General informed the court that he could not agree to the refund method proposed by the suspected directors to compensate depositors who invested in the illegal pyram... Read More


Trump administration moves to place USAID staff on leave, recalls overseas personnel

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The Trump administration has announced that all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on administrative leave globally s... Read More


Labour Department introduces new EPF member registration system

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The Department of Labour has launched a new member registration system, known as AH Registration, under the Employees' Provident Fund Act. Individuals interested in registering m... Read More


Malinga urges fans to attend Karunaratne's farewell Test

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Former Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga has called on cricket fans to attend Dimuth Karunaratne's farewell Test match, which begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Galle. The second Te... Read More


Wedding finalized at police station after dispute over food shortage

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- A wedding in Bihar, India, was called off midway after the groom's family alleged there was not enough food for their relatives and guests. Despite most wedding rituals being com... Read More


Modi and Trump scheduled to meet on February 13

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington DC on February 13, 2025. This meeting follows Modi's visit to France. Trump is expected to h... Read More