Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Fishermen call off nine-day Satyagraha

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Satyagraha campaign launched by a group of fishermen demanding the lifting of the government's ban on the use of tractor-mounted winches for Madel (seine net) fishing was cal... Read More


Two shot dead in Akuregoda

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Two persons, including a woman, were shot dead in Akuregoda a short while ago, police said. According to police, the victims were inside a vehicle parked near a supermarket when... Read More


National Hospital officials remanded over Rs. 50,000 bribery allegation

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- An Acting Minor Staff Supervisor of the National Hospital in Colombo and a Health Labourer attached to the same division were ordered to be remanded till February 24 by Colombo C... Read More


CID launches probe into fraudulent emails circulating in Director's name

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation after fraudulent emails were circulated falsely claiming to be from its Director, Shani Abeysekara. The... Read More


Australia ready to help Sri Lanka join RCEP-world's largest free trade zone

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Australia is willing to help Sri Lanka join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which is the world's largest free trade agreement covering 15 nations and nearl... Read More


Elephant chases after Russian woman

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- A Russian woman who attempted to take a photo of a wild elephant frequenting the Buttala - Kataragama road on Tuesday evening (10) received serious injuries when the jumbo charge... Read More


RDA leaves 9,000 km of national roads off balance sheet

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Road Development Authority (RDA) has failed to capitalise nearly 75 percent of the Class A and B road network it manages, leaving billions of rupees worth of state assets off... Read More


Over One-Third of Sri Lankan Adults Overweight or Obese

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Sri Lanka continues to face a growing public health challenge as more than one-third of the country's adult population is now classified as overweight or obese, according to a na... Read More


Rupee appreciates slightly against US Dollar

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated marginally against the US Dollar at several commercial banks today (Feb 12) compared to Wednesday, with the selling rate remaining steady around ... Read More


Shanaka Rewrites Record Books with 19-Ball Fifty

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has smashed the fastest half-century in Sri Lanka's men's T20I history during the 16th Match of Group B at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Oma... Read More