The Department of Labor states that steps have been taken to file around 15,000 cases against employers who have not paid EPF/ETF allowances, including the Employees Provident Fund. Commissioner, General of Labor, Prabhath Chandrakirthi said that a new bill was… Read More
Veteran journalist Bandula Padmakumara has passed away on 24th February. He was 71 at the time of his death. Padmakumara served as the founding and chief editor of Lakbima newspaper, in addition to holding several positions in news agencies.
The body of an elderly woman was found murdered in a house in the Rasawin area in the Kopay police division in Jaffna, police said. A group of students of the Jaffna University are staying at the woman’s house on… Read More
Fuel shortage is an ongoing huge economical crisis in Sri Lanka. Due to this Long queues for petrol were seen at many petrol stations. Long queues for petrol were seen at many petrol stations in the Kalutara District as well… Read More
Myanmar says Sri Lanka imports rice at a higher price than other countries in the world and there are no restrictions on rice imports. The secretary of the country’s rice warehouse told a leading news website that Myanmar exports rice… Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a “military operation” in Ukraine’s Donbass region, foreign media reported. The Russian president announced in a televised address that the operation was a response to the West Bank and Ukraine’s response. The Russian president… Read More
The 20 overs cricket tournament between Sri Lanka and India starts today (24). Its first match is scheduled to start today at 7.00 pm local time in Lucknow. Sri Lanka and India have played 22 T20I matches so far and… Read More
Senior journalist Sunil Madhava Premathilaka passed away last night. He was 78 years old at the time of his death. Sunil Madhava Premathilaka, a journalist as well as a book author, is one of the pioneers of journalism in the… Read More
The Colombo Commercial High Court lifted the enjoining order imposed on two members of the ‘Jaya Sri’ band for singing, promoting and selling 20 popular songs on the album ‘Mod Goviya’ and ‘Sundariye’. Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Apriyantha Fernando… Read More
The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court on a painter convicted of the murder of journalist Melissa Gunasekera. The order was passed by a bench of Justices Sampath Abeykoon and P. Kumaran… Read More
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