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Faced with criticism from various quarters that ticket rates for the upcoming India-Sri Lanka ODI scheduled to be held in Thiruvananthapuram are exorbitant, Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman has sparked off a huge controversy by saying that those who cannot...

Mr. Saman Sri Ratnayake, Director General of the Election Commission, responded to the President's statement that the Election Commission is divided on whether or not to hold elections today at a press conference. He stated that all members are united...

The police have arrested 5 suspects, including a police officer and two foreigners, in connection with the theft of more than one crore rupees from ATM machines in the southern province. It has been revealed that the two foreigners who...

Cabinet has approved a proposal to prepare a price formula with cost adjustment for electricity charges. Sources say that this approval was given in today's cabinet meeting. However, after submitting the proposal for the relevant price formula to the Public...

On January 08, 2023, Hon. Minister of Transport of Sri Lanka Dr. Bandula Gunawardane and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Gopal Baglay ceremonially launched track rehabilitation work at Medawachchiya for upgradation of Railway Line including ancillary...

Ms. Azusa Kubota presented her credentials on 9 January 2023 to the Hon. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, officially taking office as the new Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka. Prior to her...

Talawakele Police Station Chief Inspector Samantha Perera said that an infant was found abandoned in a three-wheeler parked near the Hindu temple in Talawakele and the infanct were handed over to Lidula Regional Hospital. The tricycle is parked near Kovila...

A few days before the last presidential election, a news of a Nagaraja from Nagaloka with a congratulatory message suddenly appeared in the Derana news broadcast. There, the leader of the Kelaniya Raja Mahavihara also said that a sound came...

An individual who had defrauded Rs. 50 million from 500 people by promising them iPhones at a low price has been arrested by officers from the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau. The 29-year-old suspect from Madampitiya, Colombo 15 was arrested based...

The Navy fired in the air to settle a dispute between two groups at the Hambantota Coast Guard Department office. The police mentioned that an argument took place between the officers of the Hambantota Coast Guard Office and the fishermen...