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NAMAL RAJAPAKSA THREATENS LEGAL ACTION OVER 'MUDSLINGING'

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- The National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, has said he is seriously considering legal action against what he calls a ... Read More


PADDY MARKETING BOARD PROCURES OVER 40,000 METRIC TONNES OF PADDY

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- The Paddy Marketing Board has announced that it has purchased more than 40,000 metric tonnes of paddy under the government's procurement programme. PMB Chairman Manjula Pinnalan... Read More


POSTAL DEPARTMENT TO BE MODERNISED

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- The government is taking steps to modernise the Postal Department to provide a faster, more reliable, and trustworthy service to the public. This was announced by the Minister o... Read More


SLPP SUSPENDS MEMBERSHIP OF SAMPATH MANAMPERI

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to immediately suspend the party membership of Sampath Manamperi, who is a resident of Thalawa in Angunakolapelessa. In a stat... Read More


CHILD INJURED IN BOWSER-THREE-WHEELER COLLISION

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- A young child was seriously injured in a collision between a fuel bowser and a three-wheeler on the Hatton-Colombo main road yesterday. According to Hatton Police, the child has... Read More


FORMER SLPP MEMBER ARRESTED IN MASSIVE CHEMICAL BUST

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- A former Pradeshiya Sabha member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Piyal Manamperi, has been arrested in the Middeniya area. The arrest is over the recent discovery of ... Read More


OPPOSITION TO QUESTION GOVERNMENT OVER LIQUIDATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- The Opposition will question the government in Parliament next week over its decision to liquidate 33 state institutions, including the defunct airline Mihin Lanka. This was ann... Read More


POLICE CONFIRM ICE CONCENTRATION IN SEIZED CHEMICALS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Police have confirmed that 5 out of 20 samples taken from a large cache of chemicals discovered on a land plot in Middeniya contain a concentration of the drug 'ice'. During a s... Read More


MUSLIM COMMUNITY PROVIDES FREE TRANSPORT FOR BUS CRASH VICTIMS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- The Muslim community in the Ella-Wellawaya area has provided humanitarian assistance by helping to transport the remains of those who died in the recent bus accident. The remain... Read More


HEALTH MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW FOCUS ON FIELD HEALTHCARE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced today that the government is committed to extending healthcare services beyond institutional settings and into the field. Speakin... Read More