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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa the former President was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the 24th Wednesday, but it is reported that he has abandoned that idea by now. The former president's Gotabaya Rajapakse's private secretary Mr. Sugishwara Senadheera has told the...

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has taken steps to raise the price of a liter of kerosene oil by 253 rupees from midnight today (21). The price of a liter of kerosene, which was 87 rupees, will become 340 rupees from...

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor Tweeted that she is 'deeply concerned' that Human Rights Defenders Wasantha Mudalige, Hashantha Jeevantha Gunathilaka and Galwewa Siridamma Thero have been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. She urged President...

Nine senior Brigadiers of the Army have been promoted to rank of Major General by President Ranil Wickramesinghe on the recommendation of Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage and the Ministry of Defence Accordingly, Brigadier Shewanth Kulathunga of Sri Lanka...

Opposition leaders sister Mrs. Dulanjalee Jayakody was summoned by the CID , yesterday to record a statement about setting fire to Mr Ranil Wickramasinghe's house down 5th Lane Colombo 4. This was reported by 'Mawrata web' yesterday. Today she spoke...

Reliable sources state that the name of Mrs. Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe has once again been proposed for the position of Director General of Bribery or Corruption Investigation Commission. The sources state that this decision was taken last Thursday (19) night...

Kanchana Wijesekara, Minister of Energy, has stated that Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) trade unions affiliated with all political parties will oppose the proposed CPC reforms. He went on to say that he had already met with all trade unions, discussed...

Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortages, a lack of medicines, and equipment shortages. When Ruchika found...

The Central Bank’s two former governors—Indrajit Coomaraswamy and Sunil Mendis—refused pension benefits that were introduced last year at the behest of another former Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, a response to a Right to Information (RTI) application shows, reported by Sunday...

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says that water charges will be increased from September 1. Accordingly, a senior official of the board stated that the water charges of the houses will be increased by 70 percent. However, the...