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• Dengue Cases up by Over 10% Last Week

  With the ongoing rains, dengue cases have increased by 10.5 percent, according to the National Dengue Control Programme. This spike occurred during the week fro... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• No Threat Over Reported Bomb Scare on Vistara Flight: BIA

  The management of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday (24) declared a full emergency in response to another reported bomb scare on a Vistara... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• Conman Poses as Fake Judge for Five Years in Gujarat

  GUJARAT: A shocking scam has been unearthed in Gandhinagar, where a man, Morris Samuel Christian, posed as a judge and ran a fake tribunal, deceiving numerous... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• Reminders Sent to 14 Former Ministers to Vacate Official Residences

  The Public Administration Ministry has issued reminders to 14 former ministers who have yet to return their official residences. The Ministry has asked the... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• French Charge d’Affaires Meets PM to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

  Charge d’Affaires of the French Embassy in Sri Lanka, Marie-Noelle Duris paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• Students Who Acquire Overseas Qualifications Should Return to Serve Country

  

  The British High Commissioner for Sri Lanka Andrew Patrick says that it is advisory for local students to go abroad to acquire academic qualifications and gain... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• General Election 2024

  Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has deployed approximately 160 election observers across all districts to monitor the misuse of public resources... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• National Logistics Awards Honour Top 40 Players

  

  The National Logistics Awards 2024 (NLA) was held in Colombo and was hosted by the Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarders’ Association (SLFFA) to honour... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024

• Provincial Councils Should Act to Improve the Living Conditions of People

  President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed the Governors to prepare and submit a new proposal aimed at rationalizing the Provincial Council mechanism. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024

• New Chairman Appointed to NTC

  Dr. Bandura Dileepa Witharana has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Transport Commission. The other members appointed to the commission include: •... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024

• Liam Payne Had ‘pink Cocaine’ in His System at Time of Death

  Former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024

• Helicopter Crashes into Radio Tower in Houston, Killing 4

  Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said. The helicopter went down just... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024

• Lebanon Says Several Killed in Israeli Strike Close to Beirut Hospital

  Israel says it was responsible for the strike on Syria’s capital Damascus earlier on Monday and claims to have killed Hezbollah’s financial head. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024

• SL Economic Recovery Spurs Finance, Leasing Companies’ Growth – Fitch

  

  Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, moderating inflation and lower interest rates are poised to spur finance and leasing companies’ (FLCs) performance in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024

• Landlord Defaults in Returning Rs. 630 Mn Deposit to Ministry

  Rented private premises in Rajagiriya vacated several years ago Landlord contacted several times, but remains evasive AG to take legal action According to... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024

• Cargills Bank Expands Supermarket Banking to 51 Outlets

  

  Cargills Bank created a major landmark by expanding supermarket banking convenience to 51 new Cargills supermarkets yesterday with a symbolic branch opening at... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024

• World Leaders to Attend BRICS Moot in Russia Today

  Two dozen WorldL will meet in Russia today for a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024

• SL Buddhist Delegation Attends World Buddhist Forum in China

  

  Sri Lanka Buddhist Delegation led by Most Ven Karagoda Maithri Moorthi Mahanayaka thero of the Amarapura Sangha Sabawa attended 06th World Buddhist Forum held i... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2024

• Italy Makes It Illegal to Seek Surrogacy Abroad

  Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni party... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2024

• 3 Dead and 4 Injured in Mississippi Bridge Collapse

  At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2024