Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Harsha de Silva says that the relief package introduced by the government yesterday will not solve the foreign exchange crisis faced by the country. He added that this relief package could lead to high inflation in… Read More
Susil Premajayantha has been removed from the post of Minister of State with immediate effect. It is reported that this removal has been done in accordance with the powers vested in President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. Susil Premajayantha served as the State… Read More
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has been approved by the Cabinet to purchase 500 new 32-seater buses under the Indian Loan Scheme. It was approved on January 8, 2020 and bids have been invited from three pre-qualified companies to… Read More
A youth has been stabbed to death in the Madampitiya Lane area in Grandpass following a dispute over a video on a social media network, police said. The deceased has been identified as a 17-year-old resident of Wellampitiya. The stabbing… Read More
Iran says former US President Donald Trump should face trial in connection with the assassination of General Qasim Suleimani. Its president, Abraham Raisi, has said that Iran will retaliate for the assassination Gen. Qasim Suleimani, commander of the Quds Force,… Read More
A strong earthquake has shaken the seas off the east coast of Taiwan. Foreign media reported that its magnitude was 6.2 on the Richter scale. However, no damage has been reported so far. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in 2018 killed… Read More
CNN Travel has lithe sted 22 best places to visit in 2022. It also mentions the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. Lilit Marcus, who compiled the report, says that tourists do not understand the uniqueness of the city of… Read More
The Sri Lanka Youth Cricket Team has been named for the Under-19 World Cup. Sri Lanka will play in Group “D”. Accordingly, the Sri Lankan team will play against Australia, West Indies and Scotland. Sri Lanka will play their first… Read More
The District Disaster Management Office says that 03 houses have been damaged due to a night storm in the Nainathivu area in the Velanai Divisional Secretariat Division in Jaffna. Three houses were partially damaged and fourteen people were injured in… Read More
Sri Lanka’s food inflation rose to 22.1% in December 2021. This is stated in the latest report issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. At the same time, Sri Lanka ranks fourth in Asia and first in South Asia… Read More
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