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US military will remain around Iran until Tehran complies with deal: Trump

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday its military ships and aircraft will remain around Iran and threatened that the U.S. will start "shooting" again unless Tehran fully... Read More


Oil prices surge as investors remain wary of US-Iran ceasefire

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Oil prices rose on Thursday on investors' concerns supply from the key Middle East producing region may not fully resume amid doubts the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and I... Read More


Special bus services from Makumbura for festive season

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Passengers travelling ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays are informed that additional bus services have been deployed from the Makumbura Multimodal Centre (MMC) in ... Read More


JD Vance says Iran would be foolish to let talks collapse over Lebanon

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- United States Vice President JD Vance has warned Iran that it would be "dumb" to jeopardise its ceasefire with Washington over Israel's attacks in Lebanon. Although Pakistan, wh... Read More


Youth arrested with over 1kg of ICE in Maradana

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- A youth has been arrested for the possession of 1 kilogram and 220 grams of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) during a special raid conducted in Maradana. The suspect is a 25-year-o... Read More


NDB fraud investigation currently underway - Central Bank chief tells CoPF

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) which met under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva has raised the alleged fraud at NDB Bank with the officials of... Read More


IGP bans gifts and external funding for New Year events; allocates Rs. 250 per officer

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasuriya has issued a set of instructions to all police officers regarding the acceptance of gifts and the provision of monetary all... Read More


Ministry urges schools not to burden parents with excessive event expenses

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education says that there have been reports of excessive spending on events and various celebrations organized in schoo... Read More


Donald Trump blasts NATO after closed-door Rutte meeting

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- US President Donald Trump bashed NATO and appeared to renew his threats over Greenland after a closed-door meeting with alliance chief Mark Rutte, during which he was expected to... Read More


Additional fertilizer subsidy announced for small tea estate owners

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The government has announced an additional subsidy of Rs. 5,000 per 50 kg fertilizer bundle for small tea estate owners, to be provided once this year under the QR code-based dis... Read More