INS ‘Nireekshak’ arrives in Trincomalee The Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Nireekshak’ arrived at the Trincomalee harbour on a formal visit this morning (14th September 2023). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval…
LATEST EXCHANGE RATES ANNOUNCED BY CBSL
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (Sep 13) compared to yesterday, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. Accordingly, the buying rate of the US Dollar has increased…
IN APARTMENT NINE STORY BUILDING IN VIETNAM AT LEAST FIFTY SIX KILLED
Fire kills at least 56 in nine-story building in Vietnam A fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has killed 56 people, among them children, and injured 37, police said on Wednesday, CNN reported. The fire broke…
AFTER FINAL WARNING RAILWAY STRIKE CALLED OFF
Railways strike called off after final warning The strike launched by Railway Locomotive Engineers Union has been called off. Earlier today, Sri Lanka’s Railway Department requested the eighty-four (84) railway engine drivers who are engaged in a strik to report…
DURING IMPORT BAN DOCTOR WANTED FOR IMPORTING JEEP WORTH RS 80 MILLION
Doctor wanted for importing jeep worth Rs.80mn during ban The officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Task Force in Walana seized a luxury jeep worth over Rs.80 million which was illegally imported to Sri Lanka and obtained registration certificates from…
PATALI INSISTS ON PROBE -HAMILTON BANK AND RAJAPAKSAS-CABRAAL DEAL
Probe Hamilton Bank & Rajapaksas-Cabraal deal: Patali President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Governor of the Central Bank should conduct an immediate and formal investigation into the case filed against Sri Lanka by the Hamilton Bank in St. Kitts &…
MATCH FIXING SACHITHRA TO BE PRODUCED BEFORE GOVERNMENT ANALYST
NEWS Sachithra to be produced before Govt. Analyst Former cricketer Sachithra Senanayake, who is in remand custody, is scheduled to be produced before the Government Analyst today (13). On September 06, Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis ordered that the…
SMUGGLED TENDU LEAVES SEIZED
Over 2,000kg of smuggled Tendu leaves seized A haul of 2,223kg of smuggled Tendu leaves was seized during a search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy in the beach area of Ilanthadiya in Puttalam yesterday (12). The Navy…
WINE TANKS IN A PORTUGUES VILLAGE BURST TO LOSE 600,000 GALLONS OF WINE
Nearly 600,000 gallons of wine wash down street in Portugues Residents in a Portuguese village woke up to an almost biblical scene on Sunday morning. The streets were impassable, replaced by a raging river of close to 600,000 gallons of…
APPRECIATION OF LATE KIRINELIS SAMARARATNE A CALM,GENEROUS,UNIQUE,PHILONTHROPIST WITH HUMANE VIRTUES
APPRECIATION A calm, generous, unique ,philanthropist with humane virtues Kirinelis Samararatne Mudalali Kirinelis Samararatne Mudalali expired at the age of eighty seven years on the 8th September after been treated in the ICU of Durdans hospital on Friday…
