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24% of school students show symptoms of depression

Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- Professor Miyuru Chandradasa, President of the Sri Lanka College of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, stated that 24% of students in the higher grades of Sri Lankan schools sho... Read More


Gold prices continue upward trend

Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- Gold prices have hit another all-time high today, with the price of a 24-karat gold sovereign rising to Rs. 390,000. According to the All-Island Gem and Jewellery Association's ... Read More


Customs informs court vehicles held for letter of credit irregularities can be released

Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- The Sri Lanka Customs today (16) informed the Court of Appeal that vehicles currently detained for being imported from a country other than the country of manufacture, despite ha... Read More


Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya meets Indian external affairs minister

Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who is on a state visit to India, met with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar a short while ago. Prime Minister Dr. Harini... Read More


Van and house severely damaged by lightning strike in Norwood

Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- Heavy damage was reported to a parked Dolphin van and a nearby house in the Norwood area yesterday (15), following a lightning strike that occurred during heavy rainfall. One pe... Read More


Illegal occupation of land in Modara exposed at COPA

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- It was recently revealed before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) that 100 perches of the high commercial value Modara Elie House land have been illegally use... Read More


SSP Hemal Prashantha transferred to Field Force Command

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hemal Prashantha, who served as the Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), has been transferred to the post of Acting Commandant of ... Read More


36,745 applicants register for 2025 Korean language proficiency exam

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- A total of 36,745 applicants have registered for the 2025 Korean Language Proficiency Examination, which is scheduled to commence on October 23. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Bureau ... Read More


Increased rain forecast today and in the coming days due to atmospheric disturbances

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Department of Meteorology, issuing a statement, announced that the weather over the island is being influenced by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) (the zone where w... Read More


ASP arrested for submitting forged documents

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) reports the arrest of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) from the Police Headquarters' Recruit Division. The arrested office... Read More