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Lanka Sathosa lowers prices of key food items

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The government has decided to reduce the prices of 18 essential goods sold through Lanka Sathosa, the state-owned retail chain, the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and ... Read More


10-hour water for several areas tomorrow

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas will be suspended for 10 hours tomorrow (10) due to a power interruption at the Kethhena Water Trea... Read More


Evidence submitted in Horana bank robbery probe

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- The Horana Chief Magistrate's Court today (08) ordered the manager of the state bank involved in the Rs. 350 million robbery in Horana to provide police with a report detailing th... Read More


Over 70,000 premises inspected on First Day of Dengue Eradication prog.

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) says that more than 70,000 premises were inspected on the first day of the three-day special national dengue mosquito control programme lau... Read More


Navy rescues 3 fishermen stranded in northern sea

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- The Sri Lanka Navy rescued a fishing vessel and its three fishermen who had become stranded in deep waters north of Sri Lanka due to adverse weather conditions, yesterday (07). T... Read More


10 hospitalised after bus crash at Pinnaduwa Expressway Interchange

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- According to the Police, ten passengers were injured in an road incident involving a private passenger bus travelling on the Southern Expressway, which crashed into a concrete bar... Read More


Grade 5 Scholarship Exam on Aug. 9; A/L Exams begin on Aug. 10

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- The Department of Examinations has officially announced the dates for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination and the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination for the year 2026. Accordingly... Read More


Strong winds forecast for multiple regions

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- The Department of Meteorology says that strong winds with speeds of 40 to 50 km/h may occur intermittently across several areas countrywide. Accordingly, strong winds are expecte... Read More


Namal alleges JVP-led govt. protecting Easter attack culprits

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) national organiser and parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa accused the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led government of systematically concealing the tru... Read More


Police remove satyagraha platform supporting Sallay

Sri Lanka, June 8 -- Police have removed a protest platform (staged hut) erected in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station as part of an ongoing satyagraha campaign. The structure had been set up ... Read More