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Main line train services delayed

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Main Line train services are currently delayed due to a technical breakdown between Alawwa and Rambukkana. Sri Lanka Railways is working to resolve the issue.Sri Lanka travel gui... Read More


Concrete collapse in Modara claims life of a young child

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A small child who was outside on the ground floor died when a section of concrete collapsed on his head on the seventh floor of the Randiya Uyana housing complex in Modara, Colomb... Read More


Anusha Palpita further remanded in unexplained assets case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Former Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and former Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Anusha Palpita, has been further remanded ... Read More


South Korean governor sparks outrage over proposal to import Sri Lankan virgins to boost birth rate

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A South Korean governor has sparked outrage after he proposed "importing Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins" to help stem the population decline in provincial areas. Jindo county G... Read More


"Our goal is to ensure economic growth benefits people at the grassroots level" - President

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today (06) that the time when economic benefits were kept by a few wealthy families is over. Speaking at the Central Provincial Council Aud... Read More


Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella's daughter arrested

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella, the elder daughter of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, was arrested today (06) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery ... Read More


Sri Lanka joins global initiative to improve access to cancer medicines for children

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Sri Lanka yesterday(06) joined the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, a global initiative led by the World Health Organization and St. Jude Children's Resea... Read More


Twenty female bus conductors receive SLTB appointments in historic first

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Twenty newly recruited female bus conductors officially received their appointment letters from the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) today (06), marking the first time women have ... Read More


G.C.E. O/L: Tuition classes and seminars banned from May 11

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Department of Examinations has announced a nationwide ban on all tuition-related activities for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination (2025), effective from midnight on May 11... Read More


Major drug bust at Katunayake: Passenger nabbed with massive Kush consignment

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Officers from the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau arrested a 28-year-old Sri Lankan passenger this morning (6) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to sm... Read More