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Father and six year old daughter killed in Middeniya shooting

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- A father and his six-year-old daughter were killed, and his son was injured in a shooting at the Middeniya-Kadewatta junction last night. Police said unidentified gunmen opened ... Read More


SLTB warns bus workers against refusing season ticket holders

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has announced that all SLTB season ticket holders must be transported on SLTB buses without exception. The board has made it mandatory for s... Read More


Attempt to discourage solar power - Patali Champika (Video)

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Former Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has accused the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) of conspiring to curtail renewable energy, particularly solar power. He ... Read More


Central Bank governor sees continuity in macroeconomic policies as positive

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says it is a positive sign that the current government continues to follow the same macroeconomic policies despite the change in ad... Read More


Luxury bus carrying teachers attacked in Palai

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- A luxury bus transporting a group of teachers from Kilinochchi to Jaffna was forcibly stopped and attacked by a group of thugs in the Palai area today (18). According to police,... Read More


US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- US. President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv,... Read More


No further liquor price increase, says Excise Commissioner General

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Excise Commissioner General U.L. Udaya Kumara Perera has confirmed that there will be no further increase in liquor prices following the hike on January 7. Speaking at a media b... Read More


Organized female gang stealing mobile phones in Kandy and suburbs

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Reports indicate an organized gang, including a group of women, is stealing valuables, particularly mobile phones, in Kandy city and surrounding areas. Bus workers have observed... Read More


Rajeev Amarasuriya elected as BASL president

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya has been elected as the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hi... Read More


Photographs of woman who aided Ganemulla Sanjeewa's shooter released

Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Photographs of the woman who assisted the shooter in the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, disguising herself as a lawyer, have now been released to the media. The suspect has been ... Read More