PRICES OF SIX ESSENTIAL FOOD STUFFS REDUCED BY LANKA SATHOSA

Lanka Sathosa slashes prices of 6 essential food items   Lanka Sathosa, on Wednesday (20 Sep.), reduced the prices of six essential food items. The price reduction will be in effect from today. Accordingly, the prices of the following goods…

HOME GARDEN OWNER ARRESTED AFTER A TUSKER WAS ELECTROCUTED

Tusker electrocuted; home garden owner arrested   A 56-year-old owner of a home garden was taken into custody on suspicion of laying a live wire that caused the death of a tusker. The tusker had been electrocuted in the early…

WOMAN GRILLED ON DAY 2 TRIAL OF DANUSHKA GUNATILLEKE

Danushka Gunatilleke trial day 02 : Woman grilled   The judge-alone trial on the case against Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was taken up before the NSW District Court in Sydney, Australia today (Sep 19) for the 2nd consecutive day.…

EMIRATES AND SRI LANKAN IN NEW INTERLINE PARTNERSHIP

New interline partnership deal announced between Emirates & SriLanka Emirates customers can travel to two new points in India and Gan Island in Maldives via Colombo with seamless connectivity and baggage transfers SriLankan customers can travel with Emirates on 15…

MORE YOUNG PEOPLE 60 to50 YEARS SUCCUMB TO HEART ATTACKS

Increase in young people dying due to heart attacks- Colombo Coroner Out of the 1,500 autopsies conducted by the Colombo National Hospital’s Coroner’s Court within the last three months, 100 people under the age of 50 have died due to…

CBSL ANNOUNCES DOLLAR RATES

Today’s dollar rates in banks : Slight increase The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (Sep. 19) compared to Monday At Peoples Bank, the buying and selling rates of the…

DISABILITY BILL TO BE BROUGHT TO SAFEGUARD RIGHTS OF DISABLED

Sri Lanka to bring Disability Bill, aimed at safeguarding rights disabled community   State Minister for Social Empowerment, Mr. Anupa Pasqual, emphasized that empowering the disabled community is pivotal to boosting the country’s productive economy. During a news conference held…

TO INVESTIGATE ON CRIME ON ATM POLICE BEGINS A PROBE

Probe on to nab ATM thieves in Nittambuwa   The Nittambuwa Police have launched an investigation to arrest the culprits who stole money from an ATM machine of a private bank in Nittambuwa. About Rs.7,851,000 was stolen from the ATM…

USES OF X REPLACED BY TWITTER WILL HAVE TO PAY

X to go behind paywall?   Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a…

UNGA COMMENCED FOR 78th SESSION

78th session UNGA, commences   The 78th session of the UN General Assembly commenced at the UNHQ in New York earlier today (19), which was attended by the Sri Lankan delegation led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Addressing the gathering, the…