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LocalTags: Print EditionCentral Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe addressed the 33rd Anniversary convention of the Association of Professional Bankers in Colombo yesterday (20 February) and assured that the measures are being taken to…

LocalTags: Print EditionSpeaker of Parliament adjourned the Parliamentary session today (21 February) following a protest by the opposition MPs demanding the Local Government elections. Today’s parliamentary session commenced at 9.30am…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that a twelve-hour water cut will be implemented in Wattala and its surrounding areas. Accordingly, water will be cut in areas such as Wattala, Handala, Alvis town,…

LocalTags: Print EditionPeacekeeping troops of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Thursday (16) formally presented a military salute and bid farewell to the late Lance Corporal M.G.L…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe at the opening of the country’s first Migratory Birds Park and Eco-Tourism Zone in Hanthane, Kandy yesterday. Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 01:00

LocalRakshana ShriyanthaTags: Print EditionThe Army Commander has ordered the immediate suspension of a Major General and a Brigadier over an incident in Dambulla until the cause for an alleged clash between them is revealed through an…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Export-Import Bank of China has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, noting that China is willing to negotiate a medium- and long-term debt disposal plan with the…

LocalLahiru Fernando and Hatton Correspondent Ranjith RajapakshaTags: Print EditionThree pilgrims were reported dead and 27 others were hospitalized when a private bus returning from Sripada went down a 150-metre precipice at the Taplo…

LocalTags: Print Edition RescueA joint operation between the Police, Army and Forest Conservation officers succeeds in rescuing 33 youths who were stranded in Knuckles Reserve. The police said that a group of young men and women who had…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the officials to speed up the Minipe Left Bank Canal Rehabilitation Project (MLBCRP), which has been delayed for over three years owing to various reasons, and to provide its…