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UNP can rebuild country – Chairman

PoliticalShiromi AbeysingheTags: Print EditionUnited National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said that the Party has a responsibility to rebuild the country. He pointed out that the country should be handed over to a leader…

Bangladesh Navy Chief visits Dalada Maligawa

LocalImage Courtesy: Sri Dalada MaligawaTags: Sri LankaChief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, who is on a four-day official tour to Sri Lanka visited Sri Dalada Maligawa today (Jan.21). After obtaining…

Welgama’s case taken up on February 25

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionColombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Ragala yesterday, fixed the corruption case filed against former Transport Minister Kumara Welgama for February 25. The Commission to Investigate…

UNP Leader laments reduced time allotted for Parties

PoliticalSandasen MARASINGHECamelia Nathaniel and Amali MallawaarachchiTags: Print EditionUNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that the time allotted for the Adjournment Debate on the President’s Policy Statement…

Rise in dengue cases across country

LocalIshara MudugamuwaTags: Sri LankaDengueThe Dengue Control Unit of the Health Ministry has warned that the number of dengue cases being reported in the country is increasing gradually and it is now becoming an epidemic. Speaking…

Church grenade: Suspect to be grilled under CCD

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionLiyanage Dayasena, who was arrested in the Panamura area in Embilipitiya in connection with the recovery of a hand grenade at the Borella All Saints’ Church, has provided a controversial…

SLFP, a strong party – State Minister Duminda

PoliticalNimal WijesingheAnuradhapura Additional District Group Corr.Tags: Print EditionPrime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) be strengthened, said Sri Lanka Freedom Party's National…

Tongan man survives after 27-hour swim

WorldLisala Folau (inset) swam for 27 hours from Atataa to Tongatapu in Tonga after being swept out to sea following the volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano.Tags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: A 57-year-old Tongan…

Heroin smugglers’ assets seized

LocalSubhashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionThe Illegal Property and Assets Confiscation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department has taken into its custody the movable and immovable property worth over Rs.30 million owned by…