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84% of Cyclone Ditwah aid payments completed

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- The Government has so far disbursed Rs. 18 billion to households affected by Cyclone Ditwah, accounting for 84% of the Rs. 21.54 billion allocated for relief allowances, the Pres... Read More


Customs beats January revenue target

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Sri Lanka Customs has surpassed its revenue target for January, collecting Rs. 175.4 billion in the first 22 days 9.5% above the month's goal of Rs. 160.2 billion, official data ... Read More


Government restricts foreign investment for coconut

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Sri Lanka has blocked several multinational companies from setting up industries using coconut husks to protect smaller local businesses, Plantation and Community Infrastructure ... Read More


Local gold market heats up as prices surge with global rally

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- A sharp increase was witnessed in the local gold market as prices rose rapidly in line with global trends at the start of the week (26). R. Balasubramaniam, Secretary of the All... Read More


Former prison official arrested over murder

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- A 73-year-old former prison guard was arrested for allegedly striking a woman with a knife and burning her body to conceal the act. Kandy Divisional Crime Investigation Division... Read More


NPP defeated in Dehiattakandiya Cooperative election

SriLanka, Jan. 25 -- The Joint Opposition has secured a significant victory in the election for the Dehiattakandiya Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society in Ampara, defeating the National People's Power ... Read More


Hiru Media Network Chairman pays homage to Sacred Tooth Relic, meets Chief Prelates

SriLanka, Jan. 25 -- Chairman of Hiru Media Network, Rayynor Silva, visited the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy this morning (24) to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic and seek blessings. ... Read More


Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Galle; six arrested

SriLanka, Jan. 25 -- Officers from the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Task Force have dismantled an illegal slaughterhouse that had been operating secretly on Olcott Mawatha in Galle for an extended p... Read More


What led to the embankment collapse in Ahangama?

SriLanka, Jan. 25 -- The National Building Research Institute identified reckless excavation as the primary cause of a fatal embankment collapse in the Thittagalla area of Ahangama, which claimed the ... Read More


Suspect behind bars for allegedly extorting women

SriLanka, Jan. 25 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate, Asanga S. Bodaragama, has ordered the further remand of a man from Seeduwa until February 6 on charges of filming women in private settings and using... Read More