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The Electricity Board has taken steps to cut off electricity at Dimbulagala Aranya Senasana for the first time in history due to non-payment of electricity bills. It is reported that about two hundred Bhikkus living there are suffering greatly as...

Mr. Chirantha Amarasinghe, a civil activist, stated that a mob was chasing him and attempting to take his phone. He mentioned this in a live video posted from near the Galle face. He claimed that the police were also on...

A suspect who was selling drugs targeting school students in Vavuniya area was arrested by the Special Task Force along with 539 pills. The suspect was arrested yesterday (27th) afternoon at the address of 04 Kannuwala Mannaram Road, Vavuniya, Vavuniya...

On the occasion of Velupilla Prabhakaran's birthday yesterday (27) pro-LTTE politicians, priests, former LTTE members, and non-governmental organisation activists organised a large number of commemorative events across the North East region to honour the war dead, the intelligence services informed...

A leading pharmaceutical company in Pakistan has come forward to provide life-long medicines to thalassemia patients in Sri Lanka. Pakistan pharmaceutical company Highnoon Laboratories, recently completed the first phase of donating thalassemia drugs (Feripro Capsuales) to thalassemia patients in Sri...

Sri Lanka Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus calling on all Sri Lankans to stand in solidarity with the Global Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) will be carrying out a series of advocacy measures during the 16-day campaign against Gender-Based Violence. The female...

According to police, in the Mattakulia area, a person arrested on suspicion of the Easter attack and released on bail was brutally hacked to death. A 38-year-old man from the same neighbourhood was killed. It has now been revealed that...

Sri Lanka will widen a foreign exchange trading band gradually once inflows improve, and the rupee is heavily undervalued, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said. Sri Lanka is currently operating trading band at around 363.00 rupees with a variation margin...

According to the Daily Mirror, the Civil Aviation Authority covered the cost of using the airport's Gold Route terminal as well as entertainment expenses during Mr. Basil Rajapaksa's visit to Sri Lanka. This was also stated in Parliament by MP...

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has introduced digital receipts for ATM transactions, another green banking initiative that is not only environment friendly, but enhances convenience to customers, cuts down on transaction charges and reduces paper wastage. The Bank has announced...