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A train traveling from Avissawella to Colombo Fort collided with a three-wheeler at the Aluthambalam railway crossing in Kosgama this morning (12). Two passengers in the three-wheeler—the driver and a ...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained a 90-day detention order to further question former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, commonly known as Pillayan. He was arrested ...
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has issued a strong warning regarding a false advertisement circulating on a foreign-based YouTube channel. The video falsely claims that the Bureau ...
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has issued a special announcement regarding changes to its passport issuance services on April 15, 16, and 17. According to the notice released yesterday, ...
The temporary suspension on recruiting Sri Lankan workers for agricultural jobs in Israel has been lifted, with the latest batch of workers selected to depart later this month. Officials from Israel’s ...
The Parliamentary debate on the Batalanda Commission report will take place today. The debate will be conducted in two stages. The debate on the ‘Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the ...
NDB Bank partners the Association of Professional Bankers (APB) Sri Lanka for its 35th Anniversary Convention, held recently at the Cinnamon Life – Waterfront in Colombo. Organised under the theme ...
Ten leading Sri Lankan ICT companies will be showcasing their products & solutions at Japan IT Week (Spring) 2025, one of the Asia’s most prominent technology exhibitions. The event is scheduled to ...
China announced retaliatory tariffs of 84% on imports of US goods on Wednesday, further inflaming a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. China increased its intended levy on US imports ...
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala yesterday said approval has been granted for the recruitment of 2,500 to the Police Force. Wijepala said that the relevant Gazette notification will be ...
A party leaders’ meeting was held today (10) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to discuss the impact of the new US tariffs on Sri Lanka’s economy and ...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested the former Chairman of the Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, Ashoka Wickremasinghe. Ashoka Wickremasinghe, who was the former Chairman of the ...