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Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannilaththo yesterday claimed that he had received death threats for speaking in support of detained IUSF Convener Wasantha Mudalige and said he had a right to speak for Mudalige as he was part of their community. He...

Ponniyin Selvan is being very successfully screened in India these days. The story of the movie is about the Chola empire in India. A Sri Lankan actor also acts in this film. His character in the film is Vth Mahinda....

Member of Parliament Charita Herath said that if the government plans to postpone the local government election, all parties will unite and build a huge force against it. He pointed out that the President is preparing to postpone the election...

President Ranil Wickramasinghe emphasized that the security of a country should be not only military but also food and economic. President Ranil Wickramasinghe stated this while joining the progress review meeting of the National Food Security and Nutrition Assurance Program...

The Monetary Board, with the concurrence of the Hon. Minister of Finance, has promoted Mrs. K M A N Daulagala, Assistant Governor and the Secretary to the Monetary Board, to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of...

Sri Lanka’s apparel sector is currently witnessing a significant decline in orders, a pattern which the industry fears may continue indefinitely. The decline, which is attributed to a range of global factors, comes after impressive growth was seen in the...

Pradeep Amirthanayagam has been appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the People’s Leasing and Finance from September 12, 2022.  He was appointed to the Board of People’s Leasing & Finance as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the July 15,...

President Ranil Wickramasinghe has arranged to give a discussion tomorrow afternoon to the 74 members whose houses were burnt down due to the riots in July. It is reported that this meeting is scheduled to be held tomorrow at 4...

Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, and nine other people who were accused in the 1st Bond Scam case of 2015 were released from the charges filed under the Public Property Act, by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar on...

The novel center boasts a world-class setup key to successful, safe transplants Sri Lanka’s most trusted private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals, recently announced the introduction of a dedicated kidney transplant unit to its hospital in Wattala. This makes it the...