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Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Tuesday inspected the goods that have been decaying and disintegrating for many years at the Bonded Warehouse of the Customs Department at the Colombo Harbour. “The Customs…

State Minister of Prisons Management and Prisoners' Rehabilitation, Lohan Ratwatte has resigned from his portfolio a short while ago. He has sent his resignation letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. And President has accepted…

The Finance Bill No. 18 of 2021 was certified by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today. This legislation was to enable persons to voluntarily disclose undisclosed taxable supplies, income and assets required to be disclosed…

11,605 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 427,254, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam’s "A Passage North" has been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. The final shortlist of six novels has been revealed for this year’s Booker Prize. The final six includes debut novelist…

773 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 71,467 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

A state-of-the-art mobile Intensive Care Unit (ICU) donated by Premium International was handed over by its Chairman Prasanna Kularatne to health authorities at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital yesterday. The Unit, which is 40 feet in…

Sri Lanka is exploring the possibilities of mutual development in agriculture and animal husbandry sectors in Haryana, especially the Murrah buffalo which yields a large quantity of milk. In view of the possibilities of mutual…

The illuminated new Kelani Bridge, designed using stay cables to connect the two main pylons with the bridge deck and to share weight of the loads from the bridge deck. Engineers tested the lighting systems of the new bridge to be…

The lighting systems set up at the new Kelani Bridge was tested last evening by the Highways Ministry. The bridge is erected on an engineering design known as extradosed type, using stay cables to connect the two main pylons with…