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Robberies rise during blackouts. The reports mostly indicate the pattern of robberies committed during these times, The thefts during night time power cuts are increasing day by day. In another such incident that took place yesterday evening, a young man...

Responding to Minister Diana Gamage's statement that cannabis should be grown, Samagi Jana Balawega Member of Parliament Harsha De Silva said that if there is no law to grow hemp, start cultivating it without arguing. He said that it was...

Sack me if you can was the call made by Prof. G. L. Peiris, Member of Parliament representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Professor Pieris made this to Sagara Kariyawasam the general secretary of the party. He further said that...

The World Broadcasting Unions - WBU, the global coordinating body of broadcasting unions, has denounced the savage attack on MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd journalists by Sri Lanka Police and security officials on July 9th. The World Broadcasting Unions includes the...

Sri Lanka will deliver its agreed-upon programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its government and private creditors for the first time tomorrow, seeking debt relief as the US $ 81 billion crisis-hit economy strives to recover. After freezing...

Samagi Jana Balawegaya has decided to introduce a new tax system for alcohol and cigarettes under a future government under the proper tax rules. Currently, alcohol and cigarettes are taxed at a very low rate compared to other goods. Opposition...

Don't let people in for different reasons. The police have requested the public not to open the doors to people who come to the houses citing various reasons. The police said that the reason for this is that they have...

Moragoda said the decision to allow the docking of the Chinese ship "Yuan Wang 5’ was taken at the level of “officials” in the chaotic time when former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was leaving the country. Sri Lanka's high commissioner to...

Sri Lanka will ensure equity among its creditors, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as authorities prepare to share their plan to restructure debt and unlock a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. The South Asian...

Public Utilities commission Chairman Janaka Rathnayake says the commission has declined to approve a request by Ceylon Electricity Board for longer power cuts starting from Thursday. “PUCSL declined to approve CEB's request for longer power cuts (2 hours & 20...