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Special traffic plan for first Kumbal procession of the Kandy Esala Festival

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Police implemented a special traffic plan for the first Kumbal procession of the historic Kandy Esala Festival. Scheduled to parade from tomorrow (18) until August 28, the festi... Read More


Japan extends Rs. 591 million grant to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Japan provided grant assistance of 282 million Japanese yen, valued at approximately 591 million rupees, to Sri Lanka for the Human Resource Development Scholarship project. The... Read More


Buddhika Hewawasam resigns as SLTDA Chairman

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Buddhika Hewawasam has resigned from his position with effect from tomorrow (18). In a letter addressed to the Ministry,... Read More


Central bank expects inflation to ease towards target

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe shared his outlook on Sri Lanka's inflation trajectory, with inflation expected to ease towards the Central Bank's ... Read More


Showers and strong winds expected

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasted showers at times in the Sabaragamuwa Province and in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts. Several spells of showers may also occur in t... Read More


'Kanjipani Imrani' to be extradited to Sri Lanka soon

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Alleged organised criminal Kanjipani Imran will be brought back to Sri Lanka from Italy within the next few days. That's according to Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General ... Read More


Body of a foreign national found hanging at a temple

Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- The body of a foreign national was found hanging from a neem tree in the upper courtyard of a temple in the Palolpitiya area of Tihagoda, Matara, last afternoon (16), Tihagoda Po... Read More


Economic analysts warn of 'vehicle price mafia'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- The existence of a mafia influence behind the arbitrary increase of imported vehicle prices cannot be rejected, Senior Professor Aminda Methsila Perera of the Wayamba University ... Read More


Boat capsizes in Nagadeepa sea, 10 hospitalised

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Ten individuals are hospitalised as a boat capsized in the Jaffna Delft sea, the Sri Lanka Navy said. The passenger boat was reported to have met with an incident near the Jaffn... Read More


Audit team tasked with investigating Nuwara Eliya financial irregularities

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- A special audit team was appointed under President's directives to inquire into financial irregularities at the Divisional Secretariats of Nuwara Eliya District, Nuwara Eliya Dis... Read More