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CPC increases fuel prices, limits lifted   The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has increasef fuel prices. New prices are as follows: 92 Octane Petrol : Increased by Rs. 84/- (New Price: Rs. 338/-) 95 Octane Petrol : Increasee by Rs. 90/-…

Litro says gas won’t be distributed today Despite the Kerawalapitiya gas storage terminal reopening today (18), Litro Gas informs that domestic gas cylinders will not be distributed today. A gas shipment will be arriving in the country today and stocks…

Public anger over Derana calling Galle Face protest a beach fest Leading TV channel – Ada Derana has come under serious fire on social media after a programme anchor at the channel – Mahieash Johnney contemptuously called  the Galle Face…

Minister says mandatory face mask rule relaxed The mandatory face mask rule, previously imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, has been relaxed. The newly sworn in Health minister – Channa Jayasumana has said that wearing the face mask will…

Johnney who called the uprising a beach fest, resigns! Ada Derana 24 has stated that show host Mahieash Johnney has handed in his resignation. Johnney as well the Derana Media Network came under fire from angry netizens over Johnney contemptuously…

Actor Hiran in SL to support Galle Face protest Sri Lanka’s Hiran Abeysekera who recently won the best actor for the stage adaptation of Life of Pi at the Olivier Awards, arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday (18) to support…

Sialkot lynching : 6 sentenced to death An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday sentenced six people to death and seven others to life imprisonment for their involvement in the lynching of the Sri Lankan national – Priyantha…

Sugar tax scam : Audit office urges recover Rs. 16b loss One of the worst examples of corporate profiteering at the expense of ordinary citizens, has been given a resounding knock-out punch by Sri Lanka’s National Audit Office. The National…

Police remove structure of ‘GotaGoGama’ Galle branch A tense situation had arisen earlier today (17) when Police attempted to remove the temporary structure set up in the Galle Town in support of the ‘Occupy Galle Face’ protest in Colombo. The…

Police website hacked! The Police website (police.lk) is currently down after being subjected to a cyber attack. The police says that measures are underway to restore the website.