Sankharaja elephant tranquilised and captured

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- The elephant 'Sankharaja' belonging to the Embilipitiya Sankhapala Rajamaha Viharaya, which went berserk and trampled its mahout and assistant mahout to death at the Rakwana Sri ... Read More

Legal challenge against Ananda Wijepala's MP seat moves forward

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- An appeal requesting a ruling that Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala is disqualified from holding a parliamentary seat received permission from the Supreme Court today for... Read More

Economic distortions created due to old tax policies,experts say

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Old tax policies created economic distortions and fiscal imbalances, tax authorities pointed out. Failure to expand Sri Lanka's tax base created fiscal imbalances and economic d... Read More

Kathaluwa sea drowning claims life of youth

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- A 37-year-old resident of the Pothuhera area died after getting swept away whilst bathing in the sea at Kathaluwa, within the Habaraduwa police division. The Habaraduwa Police s... Read More

Dengue cases hit 1,000-plus in a day for first time this year

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Amid a rapid increase in the spread of dengue, 1,069 new cases were reported in a single day on June 21, according to the National Dengue Control Unit. Acting Director of the Na... Read More

Petrol prices in Singapore drop for the first time in 28 days

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Petrol prices in Singapore fell for the first time in nearly a month, as Shell became the first among major fuel companies here to post reductions across its petrol offerings on ... Read More

'If fuel is imported at a lower cost, can be sold at a lower price,' says Deputy Minister Ruwan

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Deputy Minister Ruwan Senarath says that the fuel currently being distributed in the country was imported at higher prices during the Middle East conflict period. Therefore, he ... Read More

SL tourism rebounds with impressive May arrival surge

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector staged a robust recovery following a turbulent start to the year, outperforming global and regional competitors in May arrivals. Tourism arrivals in Ma... Read More

University of Peradeniya student expelled over drug haul

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- The university authorities took measures to cancel the student status and expel a student who was arrested by the police with a stock of drugs inside a University of Peradeniya h... Read More

Thundershowers across the island today

Sri Lanka, June 22 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya distr... Read More

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