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Officials attached to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development have carried outContinue Reading The post Only 16 of 92 Floating Market shops still operating, inspection finds…

According to the today’s (May 16th) latest weather analysis, the low-pressure area located northeast of the Sri Lanka, still persist.Continue Reading The post Advisory for the low pressure area in the vicinity of Sri Lanka appeared first on…

Sri Lankan universities, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and global health organizations have joined forces to strengthen efforts to reduce tobacco useContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka steps up anti-smoking drive with global…

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the train derailment near Wanawasala after investigations revealed that metal parts hadContinue Reading The post Suspect arrested over Wanawasala train derailment sabotage claim appeared first…

SriLankan Airlines has issued a clarification regarding two separate incidents involving fraudulent financial transactions linked to its operations in theContinue Reading The post AED 974,000 Payment Diversion, INR 22m Fraud: SriLankan…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday criticized the government over its latest vehicle taxation policy, claiming that leaders who hadContinue Reading The post Sajith slams Govt over vehicle tax hike, recalls Rs. 1.2 mn Vitz…

Police have recovered several tools and railway equipment from the residence of a suspect arrested over the train incident thatContinue Reading The post Kelaniya train incident: Railway tools recovered from suspect’s home appeared first on…

A Maldivian rescue diver has died while taking part in a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of five ItalianContinue Reading The post Death toll rises in Maldives scuba tragedy as rescue diver dies appeared first on Newswire.

Embodying the Indian Navy’s endeavour to build ‘Bridges of Friendship’, Indian Naval Ship Sunayna, as IOS Sagar, arrived at theContinue Reading The post Multinational contingent from 17 nations arrives in Colombo aboard INS Sunayna appeared…

A bill to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act has been published through an extraordinary gazette notification. The relevantContinue Reading The post Bill to repeal Chief of Defence Staff Act gazetted appeared first on Newswire.