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Coastal railway movement obstructed – authorities step in to restore normalcy
LOCAL

Coastal railway movement obstructed – authorities step in to restore normalcy

Coastal railway movement has been obstructed due to a container that had jammed across the Matara – Weligama railway crossing.…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
Over fifty complaints filed over Election Law violations
LOCAL

Over fifty complaints filed over Election Law violations

The Elections Secretariat has received 56 complaints regarding election law violations. According to the commission, complaints were filed regarding delivery…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/12/2017
Ten complaints lodged over upcoming Local Government election
LOCAL

Ten complaints lodged over upcoming Local Government election

The National Elections Commission has received ten complaints with regard to the upcoming Local Government Election. The complaints were lodged…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017
Thundershowers expected in Western and Central provinces
LOCAL

Thundershowers expected in Western and Central provinces

According to the latest weather advisory issued by the Department of Meteorology, ongoing showery conditions are expected to remain over the…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
Five arrested for attacking students
LOCAL

Five arrested for attacking students

Kamburupitiya Police yesterday arrested five thugs, who were fleeing in a three-wheeler after assaulting some students of the Nilwala National…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/12/201711/12/2017
Sri Lanka Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and UNDP partner for ‘HackaDev’ – Youth Social Innovation Challenge
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and UNDP partner for ‘HackaDev’ – Youth Social Innovation Challenge

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently signed a Memorandum of…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017
Sri Lanka military deploys over 2000 troops to provide relief, police cancel leave for officers
LOCAL

Sri Lanka military deploys over 2000 troops to provide relief, police cancel leave for officers

More than 2000 troops of the three armed forces have been deployed to provide relief to the people affected by…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/11/2017
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis began with the war – Finance Minister
BUSINESSMain Story

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis began with the war – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and Mass Media, Mangala Samaraweera says the open economy was in operation for only two years and…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/11/201727/11/2017
Puttalam among thirteen districts hit by drought as heavy rains lash other regions
LOCAL

Puttalam among thirteen districts hit by drought as heavy rains lash other regions

The Meteorological Department forecasts heavy showers in the Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts on Wednesday evening. According…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/11/2017
Budget proposes a large number of measures to enhance Sri Lanka’s tourism sector
BUSINESS

Budget proposes a large number of measures to enhance Sri Lanka’s tourism sector

A large number of proposals have been introduced in the 2018 budget to enhance the tourism sector of Sri Lanka.…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/11/2017

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