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Department of Railways will not be privatizedMonthly income enhanced from Rs.400 Mn to Rs.1000 MnDelivered an uninterrupted service with the difficult circumstances due to the commitment of Train Drivers, Guards and Technical…

Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe LocalGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionAn Italian couple travelling from Ella to Kandy was attacked by a wild elephant in the Randenigala sanctuary on Monday (2) evening.  Police said the couple had stopped…

LocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionExcise duty on all varieties of liquor, wines, beer and cigarettes have been increased by 20 percent thus increasing the price of liquor and cigarettes, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya…

LocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionEgg suppliers have failed to fulfill the daily egg requirement of the Colombo National Hospital (NHSL) and the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) in Colombo within the past one month due to the…

LocalTags: Print EditionFormer British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is on a personal visit to Sri Lanka met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning (02). Cameron extended his best wishes to…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Cabinet of Ministers which met yesterday has approved the import of eggs. During the Cabinet meeting chaired by President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (02), Trade Minister Naleen Fernando had presented the…

LocalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionProfessor Ven. Neluwe Sumanawansa Thera said that the academic activities of the Homagama Buddhist and Pali University which are currently closed will recommence before January 15. The Thera said…

LocalTags: Print EditionWith the aim of facilitating and streamlining import-export, Customs Codes (HS Codes) will be introduced for 142 new types of goods from January 01.State Minister of Finance Dr. Ranjith Siambalapitiya in a twitter…

LocalTags: Print EditionPrime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena exchanging pleasantries with the Buddhist devotees at the Kelaniya Rajamahaviharaya, where he performed religious rituals on the first day of the New Year yesterday. Picture by PM’s…

LocalK.A.SunilKuruwitaTags: Print EditionRatnapura Mayor Tyronne Attanayake said that the Ratnapura-Godawela road is the only alternative road that was built with the intervention of the Ratnapura Municipal Council at a cost of Rs.100…