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CSE revises corporate debt fees

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange has announced a reduction in transaction fees for Corporate Debt Securities traded on its Automated Trading System. The change was approved by the Mi... Read More


Lotus Tower to become South Asia's first bungee jumping attraction

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Lotus Tower in Sri Lanka is set to become the first location in South Asia to offer bungee jumping, with plans to launch an attraction in 2026. This new venture is expected... Read More


Leader of the house proposes Bollywood film screening for MPs

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Leader of the House, Bimal Rathnayake, has asked the Parliamentary Caucus on Arts and Cultural Affairs to arrange a screening of the acclaimed Bollywood film Taare Zameen Pa... Read More


Minister announces launch of e-NIC by mid-next year

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The government plans to begin issuing the Electronic National Identity Card, or e-NIC, by the middle of next year. This announcement was made today (25) by the Minister of Digi... Read More


Three dead, five injured in Talawa road collision

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- 3 people have been killed and five others have been injured in a horrific collision after a lorry and a van collided in the Talawa Moragoda area. The incident occurred on the m... Read More


Bus tickets to be mandatory from October

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority has stated that issuing and receiving tickets on private buses will be mandatory from the first of next month. Chairman ... Read More


Four dead in road collisions across the island

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Police stated that four people were killed in fatal road collisions across the island yesterday (24). A 59-year-old man from Pallepola was killed when his motorcycle collided w... Read More


Rain expected in several parts of the island

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasted intermittent rain in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya di... Read More


12th Galle Dialogue International Maritime Conference begins

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The 12th Galle Dialogue International Maritime Conference, organised by the Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, began yesterday, September 24, at the W... Read More


Police seize large haul of beedi leaves and chemicals

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Dungalpitiya Police have arrested a suspect and seized a large haul of beedi leaves, agricultural chemicals, and three boat engines. The raid, conducted in the Duwa Morawala ar... Read More