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Power monopoly threatens reform gains, Advocata cautions

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- Sri Lanka risks reversing the crucial energy reforms, unless it holds the line on the 2024 Electricity Act, the Advocata Institute cautioned yesterday, calling on the government ... Read More


NWSDB urges public to conserve water amid prevailing dry weather

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced of water supply interruptions in several areas as a result of the ongoing severe dry weather. The NWSDB said that w... Read More


Showdown in Parliament over summoning MPs to CID

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Parliament went into chaos after some Members of Parliament complained that they have been summoned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over remarks they have made on t... Read More


Transport Minister apologises for Jaffna intercity train service disruption

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake today apologised to passengers inconvenienced by the failure to operate the Mount Lavinia-Jaffna Intercity Express train daily as scheduled fro... Read More


Thushara Upuldeniya released on bail

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Former Prisons Commissioner General Thushara Upuldeniya was released on bail over allegations involving the forgery of documents to secure Presidential pardons to ineligible inmat... Read More


Hasaranga ruled out of Bangladesh T20I series

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Sri Lanka's T20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh after sustaining a hamstring injury on his right leg. The injury occ... Read More


Animal Welfare Coalition complains on misuse of rabies control funds

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Animal Welfare Coalition Sri Lanka has lodged a formal complaint with the Bribery Commission against senior Health Ministry officials, alleging the misuse of Rs. 200 million a... Read More


Wimal to release song in response to attacks on Palestine, Iran

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa is set to release a new song he has written in response to the recent airstrikes on Iran and the ongoing violence against Pale... Read More


Potential Trump tariffs could trigger 50,000 job losses initially, warns FTZMA

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Sri Lanka's economy is bracing for a potential shockwave, as the Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA) warns that the proposed tariffs by President Donald Trump could ... Read More


NTC pushes digital shift with transit cards, Google Maps despite audit heat

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) is advancing its plans to modernise Sri Lanka's public transport system by introducing a prepaid transit card and integrating bus routes in... Read More