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When journalists questioned UNP Member of Parliament Mr. Vajira Abeywardena as to whether the order issued by State Administration Secretary Mr. Hapuhinna had the approval of the Cabinet, he gave a wonderful answer. That is, since the secretaries are appointed...

When it came to pledging for the local government elections, two parties clashed in Pohottuwa. Mrs. Rajika Wickramasinghe, a Kegalle District Councilor, was also present at the time.

According to Ayurveda Commissioner General Dhammika Abeygunawardena, legislation will be made in such a way that only men can engage in massage duties for men and women for women. The Commissioner says that this legislation is being enacted due to...

The National Dengue Control Unit says that 4178 Dengue patients were reported within the first two weeks of the year.  The most number of patients were reported from the Colombo District and the number of patients were 871.  The number...

The Ceylon Electricty Board says that a special discussion will be held on Monday (16) regarding the continuous supply of electricity for the GCE Advanced Level Examinations.  The General Manager of the Board Rohan Senaviratne says that a request has...

India crushed Sri Lanka by 317 runs to seal the 3 match ODI series 3-0. Batting first, the home side posted a massive 390/5. Virat Kohli top scored with 166. The visitors were bowled out for just 73 in 22...

There were no survivors from among the 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal on Sunday (15th), a Yeti Airlines spokesman said. "No survivors in this crash. There are 72 people dead including crew...

Senior Vice President of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Faiszer Musthapha PC has resigned from all the positions he holds within the SLFP. He had tendered his resignation to Chairman of the SLFP Maithripala Sirisena. Mustapha said in his letter...

President Ranil Wickramasinghe says that the focus is on implementing the 13th constitutional amendment in the next few years. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said this while attending the Taipongal National Festival in Jaffna today (15). “We are now looking to fully...

India hosted a two-day Voice of Global South Summit virtually on 12-13 January 2023. With 10 sessions in total, the Summit saw the participation of Leaders and Ministers from 125 countries of the Global South including Sri Lanka. 2.    ...