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The Colombo High Court has issued a warrant ordering the arrest and production before the court of former Minister WimalContinue Reading The post Arrest warrant issued for Wimal Weerawansa appeared first on Newswire.

A retired Navy Medical Assistant has been arrested for soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 200,000. According to aContinue Reading The post Retired Navy Medical Assistant arrested in Rs. 200,000 bribery case appeared first on Newswire.

At least 22 people have been killed and about 80 injured when a construction crane fell on a passenger trainContinue Reading The post At least 22 people killed after crane falls on train in northeast Thailand appeared first on Newswire.

Proposals to charge consumers for street lamps and attempts to impose a time‑use method where one unit is charged atContinue Reading The post “Street lamp charges and Rs. 67 Unit Rate blatantly unfair”- Sajith appeared first on Newswire.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western Province, effective until 11.00 PM todayContinue Reading The post Lightning advisory : Red alert issued to Western Province appeared first on Newswire.

Four monks including Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera, and five others have been remanded in connection with an incident involving aContinue Reading The post 04 monks, including Balangoda Kassapa Thera, remanded in Trinco Buddha statue…

India’s leading quick-commerce and food delivery platforms have begun scaling back their 10-minute delivery targets following government intervention over concernsContinue Reading The post India steps in to halt unsafe 10-minute delivery…

China-based Amber Adventures (Private) Limited has officially pulled out of the Ambuluwawa Cable Car Project, informing the Board of InvestmentContinue Reading The post China’s Amber Adventures withdraws from Ambuluwawa cable car project…

The Police say following two bomb threats targeting the Kandy District Secretariat, another bomb scare was reported today at theContinue Reading The post Another bomb scare at Badulla District Secretariat appeared first on Newswire.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated slightly against the US Dollar today (14 Jan), compared to Tuesday. According to officialContinue Reading The post CBSL rates : Rupee depreciated slightly against the US Dollar appeared first on…