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A supermarket in Gampola has been fined Rs. 500,000 after pleading guilty to selling locally produced Nadu rice above theContinue Reading The post Supermarket fined Rs. 500,000 for selling Nadu rice above MRP appeared first on Newswire.

A stock of narcotic drugs, including 99 kg 478 g of heroin, will be destroyed on Saturday (25) following theContinue Reading The post Nearly 100kg of heroin and other narcotics to be destroyed appeared first on Newswire.

Police have seized a stock of expired pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertiliser products that were allegedly being prepared for saleContinue Reading The post Police seize large stock of expired agrochemicals with fake labels…

Sri Lanka currently produces only 43% of its daily milk requirement, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Namal Karunaratne toldContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka produces only 43% of its daily milk requirement: Deputy Minister…

Kandy Royals batter Vishen Halambage has been ruled out of the remainder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 afterContinue Reading The post LPL 2026: Halambage ruled out as injury list grows appeared first on Newswire.

The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit has stepped up its involvement in the investigation into alleged match-fixing in the Lanka Premier LeagueContinue Reading The post ICC Anti-Corruption Chief meets Sports Minister over LPL fixing probe appeared…

The Sugathadasa National Sports Complex has been equipped with a new electronic timing system and other modern swimming competition equipmentContinue Reading The post Sugathadasa Swimming Complex upgraded with new timing system after 25…

National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) Asitha Niroshana on Friday (24) alleged in Parliament that there was aContinue Reading The post Govt MP makes dramatic claim BASL chief offered SJB Western Province CM candidacy…

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly rejected allegations made in Parliament by NPP MP Asitha Niroshana regardingContinue Reading The post BASL rejects NPP MP’s ‘political deal’ allegation, challenges him to repeat claim…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the relevant authorities to formulate a programme to allocate underutilised land, together with theContinue Reading The post President directs plan to allocate unused state land to returning…