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Protestors arrested near parliament, granted personal bail 13 youth protestors who were arrested near the parliament earlier today (04) have been released on personal bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court. They were arrested for allegedly violating the parliamentary privileges of…

Shots fired in Koralawella Two persons travelling on a motorbike earlier this evening (04) in Koralawella, Moratuwa, have been shot at, Egoda Uyana police says. The person seated behind had been shot in the chest and neck, by two persons…

24-hr islandwide train strike from tomorrow An islandwide 24-hour railway trade union action will commence from midnight tomorrow (05) in solidarity to the nationwide hartal on Friday (06), Railway Trade Union Alliance (RTUA) Co-Convener S.P. Withanage said. Over 40 railway…

Gas to imported from Thailand Cabinet approval has been granted to import LP Gas from Thailand. Litro Chairman – Vijitha Herath has said that Thailand’s Siamgas has agreed to provide gas under a 10% decrease of supply charges. However, under…

SL falls by 19 slots in RSF World Press Freedom Index According to the World Press Freedom Index 2022 issued by the Paris-based campaign group – Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Sri Lanka has dropped from 127 to 146 in the…

Nedungamuwe Raja named a national treasure! Cabinet approval has been granted to name the tusker who died last March Nedungamuwe Raja as a national treasure. It was presented by the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and received…

Allowance for low income families, elderly Cabinet approval has been granted to provide an additional allowance for low income families with disabilities and the elderly for a period of 03 months. This was revealed by Minister Shehan Semasinghe during the…

Sudden breakdown at Norochcholai A technical breakdown was reported in a 270MW power generator at the Norochcholai Coal Power station. In a Twitter message Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said the CEB has been notified to fix the…

Villain of the Sinhala cinema, passes away Veteran Sri Lankan actor and stunt director – Wilson Karunarathne, fondly known as Wilson Karu, has passed away. Wilson (79) was receiving treatment in hospital at the time of his demise. Karunaratne is…

Maithri refutes JVP’s claims Former President Maithripala Sirisena today strongly rejected the allegation made by Wasantha Samarasinghe, the convener of the Voice Against Corruption, that a portion of the money allegedly stolen from the Central Bank bond fraud had been…