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Rebuilding Sri Lanka funds remain untouched at Treasury

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Donations collected under the 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' initiative remain completely unutilised in a separate Treasury account. Officials from the Auditor General's Department share... Read More


Drug price hike considered amid rupee fall

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The National Medicines Regulatory Authority considers an increase in medicine prices following the depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar. The Chairman of the... Read More


Showers and strong winds expected today

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Department of Meteorology issued a statement announcing that showers or thundershowers will occur from time to time today in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provi... Read More


Death toll climbs to 11 in Horana elderly home

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The death toll from the fire at the Senehase Kedella Maupiya Sewana elderly home in Batagoda, Horana rose to 11. Police officials stated that 7 other individuals receive treatment... Read More


Seven students remanded over assault in Vavuniya

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Irattaperiyakulam police arrested 7 suspect students following the circulation of a series of videos on social media showing a group of students brutally assaulting two other ... Read More


Tourist arrivals rise 9.65% in May

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Sri Lanka welcomed 145,745 tourists during the month of May, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority stated. This represents a 9.65% growth compared to the 132,919 tourist ar... Read More


Sacred Kapilawasthu relics return to Waskaduwa today following Hiru exposition

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The sacred Kapilavastu relics of the Lord Buddha, which brought solace to hundreds of thousands of devotees for two full days at the historic Mahiyanganaya Temple, are being retur... Read More


Bright object with fiery tail seen over Puttalam

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A bright object appeared in the sky above Puttalam town during the early hours of the day before yesterday (1), causing great excitement among residents, and people came out of th... Read More


Committee report sent to Harsha's home rejected

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Report requested by the Committee on Public Finance regarding the redirection of 2.5 million US dollars from the General Treasury to another party was sent to his private residenc... Read More


Court rules Ranga Nishantha's death a suicide

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A four-member panel has unanimously concluded that the death of Ranga Nishantha - who was found dead while employed in the Foreign Resources Unit of the Treasury - was caused by s... Read More