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Health Minister calls for regulation of Ayurvedic products and cosmetics

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has directed officials to take necessary steps to regulate all products and ingredients in the Ayurvedic medicines and cosmetics sector, emph... Read More


Employee dies in fall from telephone tower in Vavuniya

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A 30-year-old man died yesterday (02) after falling from a telephone tower in the Maharambakulam area of Vavuniya. The deceased, Sudesh Chaturanga, a resident of the Mahagarilla ... Read More


Business tycoon Harry Jayawardena passes away at 82

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Deshamanya Harry Jayewardene, a leading Sri Lankan industrialist and businessman, has passed away at the age of 82. Born on August 17, 1942, as Don Harold Stassen Jayewardene, he... Read More


Abhishek Sharma breaks plethora of records after 54-ball 135

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Abhishek Sharma unleashed his beast mode as the India opener smashed the second-fastest century by an Indian in T20Is against England in the fifth game on Sunday in Mumbai. Sent i... Read More


Prices of eggs and chicken drop in market

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Retail prices of eggs and chicken have significantly decreased in the market, with an average egg now selling between Rs. 24 - 30. Market sources report that a kilo of chicken me... Read More


Body of youth found in hotel bathroom in Mawanella

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The body of a 37-year-old man was discovered this morning (02) in the bathroom of a hotel in Beligammana, Mawanella. The deceased, identified as a technical officer employed at a... Read More


Six arrested over triple murder in Ambalantota

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Police have arrested six suspects in connection with the triple murder that took place in the Mamadala area of Ambalantota yesterday afternoon (02). The victims were attacked wit... Read More


Wild elephants fed cannabis-laced food (Video)

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Reports have emerged that certain groups are feeding wild elephants on the Buttala-Kataragama road with food mixed with cannabis to make them aggressive. According to our corresp... Read More


Worker dies in temple renovation accident in Bandarawela

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A 65-year-old man died instantly this afternoon (02) when a concrete block fell on his head while working on renovations at a Hindu temple, Bandarawela Police reported. The decea... Read More


Farmers threaten protests over delay in providing guaranteed price for paddy (Video)

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Representatives of farmers' organizations have warned they will launch protests if the government fails to announce a guaranteed price for paddy soon. Despite the government's pr... Read More