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18% of school students suffer from depression, survey reveals

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- A survey has revealed that 18 percent of school students in the country suffer from depression, according to Community Health Specialist Dr. Chirantika Vithana, National Program... Read More


Four suspects remanded over Colombo nightclub brawl

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The four suspects arrested over a brawl in front of a nightclub in Colombo have been remanded until April 1, according to a reporter. Published by HT Digital Content Services w... Read More


MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake arrested over corruption charges

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on three corruption charges. He i... Read More


MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake questioned by CIABOC

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake is being questioned by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Published by HT... Read More


Gazette issued on medicine pricing formula

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued outlining a pricing formula for the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) and a pricing mechanism for the Maximum Ceiling Price (MCP) of medicines.... Read More


Cabinet approves reactivation of Co-operative Wholesale Establishment

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to reactivate the Co-operative Wholesale Corporation, reversing a previous decision to liquidate it. The earlier decision, made ... Read More


Night Club brawl: Three suspects who allegedly accompanied Yoshitha Rajapaksa surrender

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- Three suspects who allegedly accompanied Yoshitha Rajapaksa during a brawl in front of a Colombo nightclub have surrendered to the Colombo Central Crime Investigation Bureau, ac... Read More


Kelaniya University lecturer's wife dies from accident injuries

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- The wife of Kelaniya University Psychology Unit Head Dr. N. D. Gunendra Gayantha, who was critically injured in a road accident on the Central Expressway, has died while receivi... Read More


18-year-old Motorcyclist dies in Kotiyagala accident

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- An 18-year-old motorcyclist from the Kotiyagala area died after his motorcycle veered off the road and crashed into a culvert guardrail on the Kotiyagala 05-post by-pass road in... Read More


Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has kept the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8% following a review by the Monetary Policy Board. The decision was based on domestic and global econo... Read More