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Final rites of Finance Ministry Assistant Director today

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The final rites of the late Ministry of Finance Assistant Director, Ranga Nishantha, take place this afternoon at the Pahala Weerambuwa public cemetery in Kuliyapitiya. His remain... Read More


Pedestrian dies as bus crashes into shop in Hettipola

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- A person standing on the road died after a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus belonging to the Nikaweratiya depot collided with a small lorry and a motorcycle on the Hettipola-Panduwasn... Read More


No fuel price revision for May

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Fuel prices will not undergo a revision for May, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Managing Director Mayura Neththikumara stated today (01). The last fuel price adjustment occurred on ... Read More


Post-mortem of Finance Ministry official to be held today

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The post-mortem examination of a Finance Ministry official who died under mysterious circumstances is scheduled to take place today (01). Ranga Nishantha, an Assistant Director at... Read More


Govt moves to regularise temporary and contract employees

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- A new circular outlining the process for granting permanent appointments to employees serving on temporary, casual, substitute, contract, or relief terms in state sector institutio... Read More


Free Lawyers Organisation criticises CoPF over probe process

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- There is absolutely no confidence in the Committee on Public Finance in Parliament, according to the Free Lawyers Organisation. President's Counsel Maithri Gunaratne, the Chairman... Read More


Man dies after being trapped between lorry and wall

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- A container lorry assistant died this morning (1) after being crushed by the vehicle while it delivered goods to a supermarket in the centre of Nawalapitiya town. The lorry, which... Read More


Government takes decisions to benefit people and reduce ruler's privileges

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The current administration took two types of decisions: one to benefit the public and the other to curtail the privileges of rulers, according to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake... Read More


Traffic restrictions on southern expressway

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Traffic flow is restricted today (1) on the section of the Southern Expressway between Galanigama and Dodangoda due to urgent maintenance work. Repairs are underway on two specifi... Read More


Prime Minister honours labour movement history

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The history of the Sri Lankan labour movement is a remarkable journey shaped by decades of sacrifice in pursuit of rights and dignity. Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated tha... Read More