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French medicine donation reaches SL A donation of anesthetic & respiratory medicines from the French Government was received by Sri Lanka on Thursday (26), and Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that these medicines will be sufficient for a period of…

Australia frees asylum seeking family after public outcry A family whose detention has focused anger over Australia’s asylum-seeker policies have won a four-year battle to return to their Queensland town. Australia’s new government granted visas to the Murugappan family, allowing…

Vehicles stalled after petrol – diesel mix up at fuel station The Andigama Ceypetco fuel station has been sealed after a heated situation erupted today (27). The situation had occurred after many vehicles that had refueled from these stations had…

No COVID-19 deaths as on 26th May No COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed yesterday (26) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll remains at 16,514.

Laugfs Gas to resume supply in 6 days Laugfs Gas say that they will be able to issue LP Gas cylinders to the local market in the next few days as they have succeeded in opening Letters of Credit. The…

Yashoda top ranked in NPL list – Daya 6th The Yashoda Group has been in the top 10 non-performing loans (NPLs) category for the past 5 years, from 2017 to 2021, according to a State Bank rating. This information was…

Gota Go Gama reaches 50 days; take a black flag in hand The protest in Gota Go Gama, which commenced opposite the Presidential Secretariat to protest against the President and the government, will reach its 50th day tomorrow (28). On…

No decision to increase public sector salaries The Prime minister’s office states that contrary to media reports, the PM has not made a decision to increase the salaries of public sector employees. The upcoming interim budget will provide relief, while…

SL Railways to boost services Sri Lanka Railways has said that measures would be taken to increase trains as well as the number of carriages after the volume of passengers had boomed after the recent bus fare hike. Speaking, Sri…

CID arrests 2 for assaulting Kumara Welgama Two suspects have been arrested over assaulting MP – Kumara Welgama adjacent to the Kottawa Entrance along the Southern Expressway. The arrests were made by the Criminal Investigation Department. The Police Media Spokesman…