Student arrested over knife attack on five schoolmates in Eppawala – A Grade 12 student was arrested after allegedly attacking five fellow students with a sharp weapon inside a leading school in Eppawala today (13), police said. According to the…
MANY MAJOR SPILLING GATES OPENED-IRRIGATION AUTHORITIES
19 major reservoirs spilling, gates opened in nine others: Irrigation Department – The Irrigation Department said 19 major reservoirs across the country were spilling while gates had been opened in nine reservoirs as of 10.00 a.m. today (13), following continued…
SIXTEEN NEW CATHETERIZATION (CATH LABS) AT RS 3.1 Bn TO STATE HOSPITALS
Rs. 3.1 bn project to add 16 new cath labs to state hospitals – The Health and Mass Media Ministry will install 16 new cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath labs) in government hospitals this year at a cost of Rs. 3.1…
TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED IN CHILAW OWING TO FLASH FLOODS
Flash floods disrupt Puttalam railway line; train services restricted to Chilaw Train services on the Puttalam railway line have been restricted up to Chilaw Railway Station due to flooding caused by adverse weather conditions, the Railways Department announced today. According…
WET WEATHER TO CONTINUE IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS
Showery weather to continue for next two days The prevailing showery weather conditions across Sri Lanka are expected to continue over the next two days due to a low-pressure area located to the northeast of the island, the Meteorological Department…
VERITE’ RESEARCH INDICATES OUR WITHHOLDING TAX IS AMONG THE LOWEST
Sri Lanka’s withholding tax remains among lowest in the world: Verité Research Colombo, May 13 (Daily Mirror) – Withholding tax in Sri Lanka remains in the bottom 10 percent of countries that tax interest income even after the increase in…
INVESTOR SENTIMENT TURNS CAUTIOUS AT STOCK MARKET
Banking earnings weigh on market as investor sentiment turns cautious The Colombo Stock Exchange ended today’s session on a negative note, as weaker-than-expected Banking sector earnings for the quarter dampened overall investor sentiment. Declines in both QoQ and YoY…
OVER ALLEGED BRIBERY REVENUE OFFICE WORKER NABBED
Revenue office worker arrested over alleged bribery – A sanitation worker attached to the Polonnaruwa Provincial Revenue District Office was arrested by anti-corruption officials today (13) for allegedly obtaining a bribe to alter a land valuation report linked to a…
NAMAL- “NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW SHOULD APPLY EQUALLY”
“No one is above the law” must apply equally: Namal Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said that if the President’s claim that “no one is above the law” is to be upheld, all individuals…
PUBLIC CAUTIONED BY CENTRAL ENVIORONMENTAL AUTHORITY ON USING POLYTHENE, PLASTIC FOR VESAK CELEBRATIONS
CEA urges public to avoid polythene, plastic for Vesak decorations C- The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has urged the public to refrain from using polythene and plastic materials for Vesak decorations and dansals, warning that the use of several single-use…
