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International Telecommunication Union has no record of SupremeSAT - Nalinda

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- There is no satellite registered under the name of Sri Lanka in the records of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency responsible for global c... Read More


About 62,000 public service recruitments approved: President

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the cabinet approval has been granted to urgently recruit about 62,000 individuals to fill essential vacancies in the public ser... Read More


Chandrika denies joining legal action over Presidents' Entitlements Act repeal

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has dismissed media reports claiming she joined other ex-presidents in challenging the repeal of the Presidents' Entitlements ... Read More


CSE closes on a positive note

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- By Almas Equities Research The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended today's trading session on an upbeat note, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) recovering from an early decl... Read More


CID launches further probe into bank accounts linked to Rs. 70Mn allegedly misused by Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga that a further investigati... Read More


Labour expert warns against importing Sri Lankan workers

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- A plan to bring in unskilled workers from Sri Lanka is not the right solution to the exodus of Cambodian labourers and it will backfire on Thailand in the long run, a prominent l... Read More


Cabinet approves removal of Railways General Manager Dhammika Jayasundara

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Cabinet has granted approval to remove Railways General Manager Dhammika Jayasundara from his post. The decision, taken during the Cabinet meeting held yesterday, follows on... Read More


26 injured in Minneriya bus-tipper collision

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Twenty-six passengers were injured in an early morning accident on the Colombo-Batticaloa main road at Batu Oya, Minneriya, police said. The crash occurred at around 3:00 a.m. t... Read More


Constitutional Council to review President's IGP nominee today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Constitutional Council is scheduled to convene this afternoon to consider the nomination of Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya as the next Inspector General of Police (IGP), fo... Read More


AMS hails Health Minister's address on Specialist shortage

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has commended Health Minister's recent parliamentary address highlighting the critical shortage of medical specialists in Sri Lanka, ... Read More