SLTB to introduce cashless tickets this year
A card system will be introduced this year to enable passengers to obtain tickets for Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB)…
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Amend Pesticide Control Act: Amaraweera
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera instructed the Registrar General of Pesticides to take steps to amend the Pesticides Control Act (PCA)…
Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab
Iranian authorities have begun installing cameras in public places to identify unveiled women, the police have announced. Women seen not…
Mystery surrounds ship carrying 248 SL migrants likely bound for NZ that ’disappeared’
A Government log of attempts by asylum seekers to reach New Zealand shows a fishing trawler and its 248 Sri…
CCTV of Sri Lankan who died in detention in Japan shown to public
Security camera footage showing a Sri Lankan woman before her death in a central Japan detention facility was publicly released…
Sri Lanka: Reject New Counterterrorism Bill
The government of Sri Lanka’s proposed Anti-Terrorism Act would empower the authorities to systematically violate fundamental human rights, Human Rights Watch said today.…
Ranil to contest Presidential election, hints at poll early next year
– Ranil says he will consult all parties concerned and a presidential poll may be held early 2024 – Informs…
Well-known Paediatrician Prof. Priyani Soysa passes away
Well-known Pediatrician, clinical teacher, researcher, administrator and policy-maker in the fields of health, nutrition and science, Professor Priyani Soysa passed…
Colombo Magistrate’s Court rejects a private complaint against Ajith Nivard Cabraal
Colombo Magistrate’s Court rejects a private complaint against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal for misappropriation of Government funds…