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A Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ordered that the Chief Incumbent of the Atamasthana, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, beContinue Reading The post New Court orders after Magistrate visits Hospitalised Monk appeared first…

The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka, Khaled Nasser AlAmeri, met Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe today toContinue Reading The post UAE eyes Colombo Port opportunities during talks with Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe…

Low-pressure area: The low-pressure area, located northeast of Sri Lanka, still persists, according to the Department of Meteorology. This systemContinue Reading The post Weather Alert : Three updates for Thursday appeared first on…

The Kandy Special Crimes Investigation Division has arrested nine employees of a private bank branch in Dalada Veediya, in connectionContinue Reading The post Nine Bank employees arrested in Kandy over forged loan documents appeared first…

The Matara Magistrate’s Court has imposed a total fine of Rs. 1,000,000 on two tourist hotels in the district forContinue Reading The post Matara tourist hotels fined Rs. 1 Mn for overpricing bottled water appeared first on Newswire.

A 69‑year‑old resident of Gampaha was arrested last night (13) in the Sri Bodhi Mawatha area by the Police inContinue Reading The post Suspect arrested in Gampaha over ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder appeared first on Newswire.

The Irrigation Department has announced that water levels in several river basins, which had risen in recent days, are nowContinue Reading The post Adverse weather : River levels show temporary decline as rainfall eases appeared first on…

The Welipenna interchange of the Southern Expressway has been reopened for traffic after being temporarily closed due to flooding causedContinue Reading The post Inclement Weather : Welipenna Interchange reopens for vehicular movement…

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 08.30 am today (14) has been reported in the PuttalamContinue Reading The post Weather Alert : Puttalam records highest rainfall in last 24 hours appeared first on Newswire.

US President Donald Trump told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that the two nations would have a “fantastic futureContinue Reading The post Trump and Xi start high-stakes bilateral talks in China appeared first on Newswire.