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Imported milk powder prices upped Prices of imported milk powder and infant formula have increased by importers, reports say. Accordingly, the price of a 400g packet of imported milk powder has been increased by Rs. 230 to Rs. 1,020 while…

40,000 MT diesel under Indian LoC arrive in SL The latest consignment of Diesel from India under the credit line for fuel was delivered in Colombo by Torm Helvig today (15). The consignment will contain around 40,000 MT of diesel,…

Red alert by PUCSL chairman on power bills According to the Public Utilities Commission, the Ceylon Electricity Board will incur a loss of around Rs. 230 billion if it does not take action to increase electricity tariffs this year. Its…

Actors protest calls for Ranjan to be released A protest was organized today, in front of the Welikada Prison calling for the release of Ranjan Ramanayake. Actors and other artists as well as the public attended the protest.The group demanded…

244 prisoners to be released for Vesak The Prisons Department said that in view of the Vesak Poya Day tomorrow (15) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to pardon and release 244 prisoners. Prisons Commissioner Chandana Eakanayake said that these prisoners…

Four suspects who set fire to Duminda’s house arrested! The Anuradhapura Police said that four persons, including a renowned businessman had been arrested over the incident of setting fire to former minister Duminda Silva’s residence in Anuradhapura. Three of them…

Five suspects arrested over setting fire to Minister Prasanna’s residence Gampaha Acting Magistrate Indrani Attanayake today (14) ordered the five suspects who were arrested in connection with the burning of houses and causing damage to public and private property during…

Galle Face non-partisan activists meet Sajith! A delegation of non-partisan activists from Galle Face met Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa at the Opposition Leader’s office in Colombo this morning (14). Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa had assured them that the struggle will…

Haven’t stopped issuing visas –  Indian HC The High Commission has categorically denied that it or the Indian Consulates General or the Assistant High Commission of India in Sri Lanka have stopped issuing visas.  “In the past few days, there…

‘GotaGoGama’ people’s struggle tables 8 demands Representatives of the Galle Face, GotaGoGama people’s struggle, for the first time have tabled a set of proposals on the 34th day of their struggle. The eight point declaration has been named ‘People’s Demands…