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HATTON THREE-WHEELER DRIVERS PROTEST AGAINST NEW TRAFFIC PLAN

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Three-wheeler drivers in Hatton staged a protest against the police today, the 12th of August. The incident happened when police tried to remove vehicles that were parked illegal... Read More


REQUEST FOR INCREASED IMPORT TAXES ON VEGETABLES REFERRED TO THE FOOD SECURITY COMMITTEE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- According to the Minister of Trade, Commerce and Co-operatives Wasantha Samarasinghe, a request from local farmers to impose taxes on imported potatoes, red onions, and big onion... Read More


FORMER HOMAGAMA PS MEMBER SHOT DEAD

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Shantha Mudunkotuwa, a former member of the Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha, has been shot dead. The shooting occurred on the Artigala Road in Meegoda. A group of people in a car carr... Read More


THREE MORE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH BORELLA SHOOTING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Police have arrested three more suspects who aided and abetted the recent shooting near the Sirisara Uyana apartment complex in Sahaspura, Borella. The suspects, who are residen... Read More


SEVERAL SPELLS ACROSS THE ISLAND

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasted that several spells of light showers in the Western, North-western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matar... Read More


UVA PROVINCE POTATO FARMERS FACE DIFFICULTIES AMIDST IMPORTED POTATO SUPPLY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Farmers in the Uva Province are facing difficulties selling their Yala season potato harvest. They say traders are not buying their produce due to the lower prices of imported p... Read More


GMOA SUSPENDS ISLAND-WIDE STRIKE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association has decided to temporarily suspend its planned island-wide strike. The strike was scheduled to begin today (11). The decision was m... Read More


DEPUTY MINISTER AND FARMERS CLASH OVER PADDY PURCHASING ISSUES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Namal Karunaratne, says that issues related to the purchasing of paddy have been resolved. He made the statement at a press conference in Mon... Read More


VIETNAMESE TOURIST DROWNS AT MORAGALLA BEACH

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- A 48-year-old Vietnamese woman has drowned at Moragalla beach in Aluthgama. The incident occurred at around 6.30 this morning. She was part of a tourist group and had gone for ... Read More


FOREIGN HAND GRENADE FOUND IN THAMBUTTEGAMA IRRIGATION CANAL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Thambuttegama Police reported that a live, foreign-manufactured hand grenade was discovered in an irrigation canal yesterday (10). The discovery was made by four individuals who... Read More