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LocalTags: Print EditionFormal title deeds of land were handed over to 150 estate workers in Kumarawatta and Diyalumawatta estates of the Ministry of Plantation Industries under the leadership of Minister of Plantation Industries Dr. Ramesh…

LocalTags: Print EditionAccording to the Advisory issued by Meteorological Department, the deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into the cyclonic storm “Mocha” and lay centered near 11.2°N and 88.1°E at 05.30…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the relevant officials to amend the existing ordinances regarding lands to suit the current development needs. The Head of State issued these instructions during a…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Police has stated that a private tuition teacher who has allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed female students in Kaluthara was arrested today morning (11 May). It is reported that at least 16 students have…

LocalTags: Print EditionAn amendment to the Provincial Councils ElectionsAct, No. 02 of 1988 has been proposed by way of a private bill in parliament. The bill has been presented as a private member’s bill by MP MA Sumanthiran. The proposed…

LocalDhammika RatnaweeraTags: Print EditionInternational Cricket Council’s (ICC) Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja who is a member of the three-member committee appointed by the International Cricket Council to look into the political…

Raises privilege issue over media reports implicating himLocalIrangika Range and Ishara MudugamuwaTags: Print EditionPower and Energy State Minister Indika Anuruddha said in Parliament yesterday that he urged the people who accused   him…

LocalTags: Print EditionRainy weather continues, heavy rain is expected in several places around the island. Showers or thundershowers are expected to occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Southern provinces.…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the activities of the consular section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been disrupted due to a malfunctioning of the computer system. Accordingly, there is a delay in…

LocalIshara MudugamuwaTags: Print EditionTransport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena yesterday said that the Cabinet of Ministers has  requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint a Presidential Commission…