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Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has launched a sinister political game to portray the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks as a political conspiracy, Patriotic United National Party (PUNP) Leader Sugath Hewapathirana…

National People’s Power Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath accused the government of failing to control inflation. He added that despite money printing and other mechanisms, the government has failed to control inflation in the…

The Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday (21) that the disappearance of data from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority’s (NMRA) computers has posed a serious threat to the country’s public safety.…

Steps have been taken by the Anuradhapura District Consumer Affairs Authority to hand over 900,000 kilos of paddy from unregistered warehouses to the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB). The raids conducted to search for hoarded stocks…

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that it is puzzling as to who sanctioned the opening of liquor stores despite the quarantine curfew. He alleged that distilleries belong to ministers and bars are owned by MPs and perhaps the…

Minister of Development Coordination and Supervision and Youth Affairs and Sports Namal Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit Trincomalee tomorrow to open a number of development projects in the district. The visit comes at the…

Gimhani Perera, a 17-year-old with Sri Lankan roots, has won the ‘Miss Teen International Botswana 2021’ pageant held in Botswana. The teen, representing her district Pilikwe, was crowned at the pageant held on Sunday. According…

Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said that the Fisheries Ministry will launch a number of development projects worth Rs.26 million in the Jaffna Peninsula for the benefit of fishermen. The Minister said on Sunday (19) that…

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said that Sri Lanka is facing the risk of losing the GSP + concession due to allegations levelled against Sri Lanka at the Geneva Human Rights Council. Speaking to the media after a religious…

Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne attended the 24th International Seapower Symposium (ISS) organized by the U.S. Navy, at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island from 14th to 17th September 2021.…