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Landslide warnings extended The Department of Meteorology has predicted occasional rains or thundershowers tomorrow (09) in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces as well as in the districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara. Meanwhile, the National Building Research Organization…

Nearly 300 dead as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco   A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, killing nearly 300 people and forcing many residents to spend the night in the streets in what the United States Geological Survey…

Young woman mysteriously dies after falling from apartment building   The body of a young woman, who had died after falling from the 13th floor of a multi-storey residential building, was recovered early this morning (Sept. 09). Reports revealed that…

Today’s CBSL official exchange rates The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated against Gulf currencies today (Sep 08), compared to yesterday, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. Thereby, the selling rate of the UAE’s Dirham has increased from Rs. 87.66…

Microorganisms will not be used to clean Beira Lake: Ashu   No external micro-organisms would be introduced to clean the Beira Lake and a technology called ‘Nano-bubbles’ will be used instead, Singapore based Groepo Pte.Ltd’s local subsidiary Groepo Lanka Bioscience…

Special operation to nab traders selling rice at higher prices   The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has informed its officials to enforce strict rules against shop owners selling rice at higher prices. Rice should be sold at the maximum retail…

Man who rented bikes to the underworld, arrested (Video)   A person who had supplied motorcycles for underworld activities has been arrested by the Organized Crime Investigation Unit of the Colombo Crime Division. It is reported that the arrested suspect…

NEWS Landslide warnings extended   The Department of Meteorology has predicted occasional rains or thundershowers tomorrow (09) in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces as well as in the districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara. Meanwhile, the National Building…

Migration allowance increased to USD 50,000 The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), during its recently held meeting considered and approved the Order under the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017, a the statement issued by the Committee mentioned. As…

Today’s CBSL official exchange rates   The Sri Lankan Rupee has slightly depreciated against the US Dollar today (Sep 07) compared to yesterday, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. Accordingly, the buying rate of the US Dollar has increased…