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CEB appoints consultants with monthly pay of Rs. 1 million each The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) directors have decided to appoint with immediate effect former Power Ministry Additional Secretary Dr. Susantha Perera and former General Manager M. R. Ranathunga as…

Around 400,000 found in dead beggar’s pocket! Around Rs. 400,000 has been found in the trouser pockets of a beggar who died while begging on the streets in Hakmana. According to the police, the deceased beggar was identified as E.S.…

Cement companies profit Rs. 1000 per bag! Special investigation conducted by the government has revealed that by selling imported cement at black market rates a profit of Rs. 1000 per bag of cement is earned. It was revealed that imported…

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES CONFIRMS THE FATALITIES TALLY ON COVID-19 AS ON 11Th AS 23 STILL A STAGGERING NUMBER TO BE CONCEREND WITH

Sri Lanka received 31,343 tourists in 10 days! In the first 10 days of February, 30,000 tourists had arrived in Sri Lanka. According to data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) yesterday, 31,343 tourists visited Sri Lanka…

Two power stations break-down! The 270 MW Kerawalapitiya West Coast Power Plant and the 130 MW Sojit Power Plant have been shut down due to technical faults, CEB sources said. Meanwhile, a senior CEB official told the media that work…

FATALITIES ON COVID-19 AS CONFIRMED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES AS ON 10th A STARTLING FIGURE OF 31 NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

20 doctors, 60 staffers contract COVID-19 at Badulla Hospital It has been reported that 20 doctors and 60 staff members of the Badulla General Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, a top hospital official said. According to the official, six…

Court issues enjoining order suspending on-going nurses strike A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing. The Attorney General filed an action against the Government…

Siddhartha Gautam movie star enters monkhood Indian movie superstar Gagan Malik entered the monkhood at a temple in Bangkok on Thursday. Malik was ordained at Wat Thatthong and will spend the next 15 days as a monk.