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Namal Rajapaksa will be next president: Johnston Fernando says

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- All intelligence reports about the next presidential election have already confirmed that Namal Rajapaksa will be the next President of Sri Lanka, former Minister Johnston Fernan... Read More


Locomotive operating engineers to launch 48-hour strike from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- The Locomotive Operating Engineers' Union (LOEU) has announced a 48-hour islandwide token strike starting tomorrow (29), over unresolved issues related to signal system malfuncti... Read More


Security officer falls from building in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- A security officer attached to the Agricultural Faculty in the Jaffna University fell to death from the upper story of a building last night (27), Police said. They said the sec... Read More


National minimum wage increased to Rs. 27,000 from April 1

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- While issuing a notice, the Labour Department announced an increase in the national minimum wage, effective April 1, 2025. The announcement was made by Labour Commissioner Gene... Read More


Hold Provincial Council elections immediately: PAFFREL to Govt.

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- The People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has urged the government to hold long-overdue Provincial Council elections without further delay. In a statement issued... Read More


Acting ministers appointed

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- In light of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's departure for a state visit to the Maldives, four acting ministers have been appointed to oversee key ministries. According to t... Read More


Borella accident: Victims' conditions to be announced by evening

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- The condition of seven individuals injured in a road accident near the Borella Cemetery Roundabout will be officially announced by this evening, Colombo National Hospital (CNH) D... Read More


President, Namal airborne together

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa happened to be on board the same flight to the Maldives today. The ... Read More


Crane driver suspected to be high on cannabis causes fatal crash in Borella

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- The crane driver arrested this morning following the accident near the Kanatta roundabout in Borella, which left one person dead and seven others injured, is suspected to have be... Read More


Arrest warrant issued on Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- An arrest warrant was issued by the Hambantota Magistrate's Court against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Namal Rajapaksa today. The Magistrate issued the order after Namal faile... Read More