Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, W.A. Wijewardene states. He said that compared to the import requirements of the next year, it would be only two and a half weeks. He also pointed out that Sri Lanka’s import requirement… Read More
A kilo of rice will cost Rs. 500- Shashindra Rajapaksa
Earlier the tonne of urea was imported at US $ 278 but today the price of the tonne of urea has gone up to US $ 1282, said Minister of State Shashindra Rajapaksa. If fertiliser cost at that price to… Read More
Yugadanavi’s contract is not with New Fortress but with another company
(JVP) Leader Anura Dissanayake has stated that the agreement to supply shares in the Yugadanavi power plant has been entered into with another company and not with the American company New Fortress. He made this revelation in Parliament today. The… Read More
Human skulls and skeletal remains were found in a land belonging to the Chairman of Avangard Company
The human skulls and skeletal remains were found during excavations for a new construction site at the Aluthgama Sinawatta Welipenna Road resort, which is said to belong to the Chairman of Avangard Company. They were examined by the Kalutara Nagoda… Read More
Kelani River is the most polluted river in the country
The Kelani River has been identified as the most polluted river in the country. Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says that 1,344 places where the Kelani River is polluted have been identified so far. Commenting on this, the Minister said, “From… Read More
Veteran film director Sunil Soma Peiris passes away
Veteran Sri Lankan film director Sunil Soma Peiris has passed away. He was 72 years old at the time of his death. He is also known as the “King of Box Office” in Sinhala cinema. Sunil Soma Peiris has directed… Read More
Welikada prisoner case verdict in January
The three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court announced that the verdict in the case filed against former Police Narcotics Bureau Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa and former Prison Superintendent Emil Ranjan Lamahewa, who were accused of killing a group of prisoners… Read More
Gold medal for Sri Lanka from Srimali
Srimali Samarakoon, who represented Sri Lanka at the 2021 Commonwealth Games, won a gold medal for Sri Lanka. That was from the 45kg weightlifting competition. The tournament will be held in Uzbekistan.
Two girls who escaped from the Wattegama orphanage in Kandy have been found
Three of the five girls who escaped from a rehabilitation orphanage in the Wattegama – Meegammana area in Kandy have been found. It was a government orphanage and the wardens had secretly run away with the girls on the 7th.… Read More
Three people in the same family jump to the train and suicide to avoid debt cases
Watawala Police said that a father, mother and son of the same family were killed when they were hit by a data make train travelling from Badulla to Colombo yesterday. The three were aged 70, 65 and 40. The three… Read More
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