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Greetings to SL's President from the President of Singapore

LocalTags: SingaporeHalimah YacobPresident RanilRanil Wickramasinghe President of Singapore Halimah Yacob congratulates President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Sending a special congratulatory message to Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe on his…

Nursing, Medical and Engineering Retirement Age 63

LocalTags: Sri LankaRetirementNursingMedicineEngineering Although it has been decided to reduce the retirement age of public servants to 60 years, the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local…

Message from British Prime Minister to President Ranil

LocalTags: Borris Johnson Enable GingerBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised the efforts of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to form a government that includes all parties in order to establish the stability needed to solve…

18-hour water cut

LocalTags: Water BoardSri Lanka The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says that water supply will be suspended to several areas from 8 am tomorrow (03) to 2 am tomorrow (04). Accordingly, water supply to Colombo, Dehiwala Mount,…

Monk knocked down, driver flees in Ratnapura

LocalLasantha Niroshana in RatnapuraTags: Print EditionA Buddhist monk (83) died after he was knocked down by a jeep at Pelwadiya area in Ratnapura on Thursday early morning. The victim, Ven.Lellopitiya Saranatissa Thera of the…

Person shot and killed at Middeniya

LocalTags: CrimeShot Dead A person has been shot dead in Middeniya, Sathosmatagama area yesterday (01) night. The deceased is a 47-year-old resident of Sathosmatagama area. The police said that the deceased person was shot at…

Man shot dead in Middeniya

LocalGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionA person has been killed in a shooting incident that took place on Thursday night in Middeniya. The victim (47) is a resident of the same village. The man had gone to his relatives’ house…

Extended Credit Facility to Sri Lanka from IMF

Local It has been decided to make a staff agreement with the International Monetary Fund to provide an extended credit facility of 2.9 billion US dollars to Sri Lanka. Issuing a statement, the International Monetary Fund says that it…

WFP reveal about the food insecurity in SL

Local The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) says that three out of ten Sri Lankans face food insecurity. Enable Ginger The Secretary of the Food Program of the United Nations has indicated in a statement that pregnant and lactating…