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Minister Sunil Handunneththi admits mistakenly referring to Guinness Record as Nobel Prize

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi says that his reference to a 'Nobel Prize' instead of a 'Guinness World Record' when commenting on a re... Read More


Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera granted bail

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera, who was in remand custody over allegations of preparing forged documents to sell state-owned land, has been granted bail by the Gampaha... Read More


Over 40 students hospitalized following sudden illness during 'Shramadana'

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- More than 40 students of the Medirigiriya National School were admitted to the Medirigiriya Base Hospital this morning (30) after suddenly falling ill during a Shramadana campai... Read More


Derana Dream Star runner-up Nuwandhika Senarathne to perform national anthem at Women's World Cup opening ceremony

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Nuwandhika Senarathne, the first runner-up of Season 9 of the Derana Dream Star singing competition, has been given the honor of singing the Sri Lankan national anthem at the op... Read More


SC dismisses FR petition seeking to invalidate Rohitha Abeygunawardena's MP seat

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court today (30) dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, which sought a ruling to invalidate the election of former Minis... Read More


Trump visa curbs push US firms to consider shifting more work to India

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- US President Donald Trump's H-1B visa crackdown will hasten United States firms' shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres that hand... Read More


Acting Director of Police Cultural Division SSP Sathish Gamage granted bail

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sathish Gamage, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribe... Read More


Lecturers' strike hampers academic activities at major state universities

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The one-day strike launched by the Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA) is currently underway at all state universities across the country. As a result, lectu... Read More


'Total internet blackout' in Afghanistan sparks panic

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications, weeks after it began severing fibre-optic internet connections. The country is cu... Read More


Bodies of all three persons found in Mawanella bund collapse

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The bodies of all three individuals have been found after a mound of earth collapsed onto workers at a construction site in Manikkawa, Mawanella. According to police three work... Read More