Health officials warn that dengue is spreading in the country. It is reported that more than 5,000 dengue patients have been identified so far in January alone. Nimanka Panilahetti, a community medicine specialist at the National Dengue Control Unit, said… Read More
The 75-year-old retired doctor who was arrested in connection with the incident has admitted before the Colombo Crimes Division that he had planned to plant a grenade in the manner of an explosion at the All Saints Church in Borella.… Read More
Renuka Perera has been appointed as the new Chairman of Milco. He also serves as the Administrative Secretary of the Sri Lanka People’s Front. Several media outlets had reported that Lasantha Wickremasinghe, who had been its chairman until now, had… Read More
South Korea’s government will support the promotion of jobs, vocational training and investment opportunities, said Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byong-soog. He made this statement during a meeting with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, the Presidential Media… Read More
Five persons have been arrested by the Customs in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle foreign currency into Dubai. It is reported that the value of the foreign currency seized by the Customs is around Rs. 42 million. It has been… Read More
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to increase the Fixed Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Fixed Loan Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 50 basis points to 5.50 per cent and… Read More
Several people have been killed in an explosion on an Indian ship, international media reports say. Three sailors were killed in an explosion on a ship anchored in a dockyard in Mumbai.
A writ petition has been filed in the Court of Appeal seeking the annulment of a new regulation imposed by Sri Lankans on marriages with foreign nationals. The new regulation stipulates that in such a marriage, a clearance report must… Read More
The South Korean Speaker has arrived in the island for a four day official visit. The Korean Speaker and his delegation arrived in the island on a Singapore Airlines flight last night (19). South Korean Speaker Park Geun-hye will pay… Read More
It is reported that the Minister of Public Defense Riyadh Admiral Sarath Weerasekera has been infected with the covid virus. The Minister has been admitted to the Narahenpita Police Hospital for treatment. During a PCR examination due to an illness,… Read More
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