Nearly 50 people die of thirst in Sahara desert after lorry break down – At least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck carrying them broke down,…
THREE SUSPECTS IM MEEGODA FATAL CRASH HUNTED BY POLICE
Police hunt three suspects in Meegoda fatal crash – Police have sought public assistance to locate and arrest three suspects who allegedly fled the scene of the fatal road accident near the Meegoda Junction on the Avissawella-Colombo High Level Road,…
NO PRICE CHANGE IN LAUGFS GAS
LAUGFS gas prices remain unchanged – LAUGFS Gas PLC has announced that domestic LPG prices will remain unchanged for June despite rising global procurement costs, supply chain challenges, and the depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee.In a statement issued on…
ECONOMIC CRISIS NOT ON RUPEE DEPRECIATION
Rupee depreciation not an economic crisis, says Deputy Finance Minister – Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has dismissed claims that the recent depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee signals an economic crisis, describing such portrayals…
ON WOMEN CRICKETER’S TRANSFORMATION MEETING JOINED BY SANGAKKARA
Sangakkara Joins Women Cricketers’ Transformation Meeting – Players of the National Team, Sri Lanka ‘A’, and Under-19 teams participated in the meeting, which was chaired by Eran Wickramaratne, Chairman of the Cricket Transformation Committee. Other members of the committee, namely…
FOR MISSUSE OF FUEL AND VEHICLES WIMAL’S EX SECRETARY ARRESTED BY FCID
FCID arrests Wimal’s ex-media secretary – Former Media Secretary to Wimal Weerawansa, Prasad Manju, has been arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) in connection with an investigation into the alleged misuse of state resources, Police said. Police said…
NINETEEN FIREARMS ,ICE, PREGABALIN PILLS SEIZED IN MASSIVE RAID
Massive raid nets 19 firearms, Ice and 100,000 pregabalin pills – Police have seized 19 firearms, T-56 ammunition, crystal methamphetamine (Ice), and more than 100,000 Pregabalin pills following a two-week investigation that uncovered a suspected drug and weapons trafficking network…
WEEK ENDED ON A SOFT NOTE AT CSE
CSE ends week on a soft note as early gains fade amid cautious Friday profit-taking The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended the week on a slightly weaker footing on Friday, as an early attempt at recovery lost momentum and…
GREEN REPORTING GUIDELINES LAUNCHED
Sri Lanka launches EU-backed green reporting guidelines – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today launched revised green reporting guidelines to align local public and private sectors with international sustainability standards.The updated National Green Reporting System (NGRS) modernizes a framework originally introduced…
SOORIYAWANSHI IPL FIREBALL ON SHOW AT ODI TRIANGULAR IN DAMBULLA
IPL fireball: Here comes the sun… – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who last week was declared as the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most valuable player, arrived in Sri Lanka today with the India A team to contest a Triangular series that will…
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