CEB recommends scheduled power cuts for two and half hours daily
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has recommended to the Ministry of Power to impose scheduled power cuts for two and…
Author: Ceylon Independent
Jacqueline Fernandez makes appeal after pics with conman go viral
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Wife arrested for killing 34 year old abusive husband
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Sri Lanka bank pays USD 6.9 million for disputed Chinese fertilizer
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Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka retires from Test cricket
Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) of his decision to retire from Test cricket. Gunathilaka…
Fuel shortage: One-hour scattered power cut tonight
One-hour scattered power cuts will be imposed in several areas in the evening today (07), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)…
Indian man has taken at least eight Covid jabs
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Kazakhstan unrest: Troops ordered to fire without warning
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Bitcoin prices fall to lowest in months after US Fed remarks
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SLAF establishes 24/7 COVID vaccine centre at BIA
Sri Lanka Air Force establishes a 24×7 Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Bandaranaike International Airport to administer Pfizer vaccines for…