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LocalMahanama Vithanage and Ranjith AmpitiyawatteThe gutted warehouse.Tags: Print EditionA warehouse of a private company in Sapugaskanda manufacturing hangers was reduced to ashes following a fire that erupted yesterday afternoon. The…

LocalTags: Print EditionOpposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday condoled the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. “On Behalf of the People of Sri Lanka and the Main Opposition Alliance in Parliament, I offer my deepest…

LocalTags: Print EditionA Committee has been appointed by the Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake to review the General Forms Printed by the Government Printer. It has been observed that 98 General Forms are currently being used…

LocalP. K. BandaraTags: Print EditionAn investigation will be held on a request made by Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera to investigate regarding the purchase of coal, the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, MP…

LocalTags: Print EditionRanil Jayawardena has been appointed as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) following Liz Truss’ election as leader of the Conservative Party and the new British Prime Minister.…

LocalIshara Mudugamuwa and Amali MallawarachchiTags: Print EditionAgriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told Parliament yesterday (7) that a written notification to suspend the importation of rice has already been submitted to the…

LocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionThe Registrar General’s Department has informed government institutions to accept any certified copies of birth, marriage or death certificates issued by the Registrar General as valid regardless…

LocalDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionA Fundamental Rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an order quashing the government’s decision to remove the orders imposed banning Glyphosate herbicides. The petition was…

LocalIshara MudugamuwaTags: Print EditionThe government has decided to grant no-pay leave for pensionable public servants, the Government Information Department said. As per the Cabinet decision taken in June this year, a committee of…

LocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionCeylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) denied the media reports which said that nearly 300 filling stations are being closed down on a daily basis due to fuel distribution related issues. Issuing a…