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FORMER MINISTER RAJITHA REMANDED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Former minister Rajitha Senaratne, who appeared before the Colombo High Court for another case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, has be... Read More


MORE THAN HUNDRED COUPLES WED IN JAFFNA CEREMONY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- A large-scale wedding celebration was held in Jaffna yesterday, where 108 couples exchanged vows at the Selva Sannithi Murugan Temple. The couples, who had previously been unabl... Read More


GOVERNMENT TO INSTALL FINGERPRINT SCANNERS IN ALL STATE INSTITUTIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry has announced that it will install fingerprint scanners in all government institutions that do not cu... Read More


CONDOM USE INCLUSION IN SCHOOLS RECOMMENDED BY HEALTH MINISTRY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The Ministry of Health's National STD/AIDS Control Programme has put forward a proposal to introduce HIV and other sexually transmitted infection prevention methods into the scho... Read More


UNP MEMBERS REQUIRE APPROVAL FOR MEDIA APPEARANCES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The United National Party (UNP) has issued a directive stating that its members must receive prior approval from the party's General Secretary, Thalatha Athukorala, before partic... Read More


TWO FATAL INCIDENTS CLAIM FIVE LIVES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- The final rites for the two schoolgirls who died in the tragic road collision in Kuliyapitiya are scheduled to be held today (29) at the Dummalsuriya Kattimahana public cemetery.... Read More


World No. 1 Sinner continues title defence with dominant win over Popyrin

New York, Aug. 29 -- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner registered a comfortable victory over Alexei Popyrin in the second round of the ongoing US Open tennis tournament 2025 on Thursday. He won the game in th... Read More


Morogoro reaps fortune from Samia tour

MOROGORO, Aug. 29 -- The presidential candidate for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has pledged to allocate 2.6bn/- in loans to benefit 8,320 women, youth, and peo... Read More


Youth, Boda Boda groups fund Dr Mwinyi's nomination

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 29 -- AS Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate for Zanzibar, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, prepares to collect his nomination papers tomorrow morning, August 30, 2025, various group... Read More


Chinese experts support Zanzibar's efforts to eradicate schistosomiasis

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 29 -- ZANZIBAR has welcomed a new team of Chinese medical experts to step up efforts against schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) still affecting communities on both Ungu... Read More