UN ensures Sri Lankan peacekeeping troops have no allegations of human right abuses
The United Nations says it screens the Sri Lankan troops committed to peacekeeping operations to ensure that they have no…
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Weather: Met Department has released the forecast for today
Heavy rains of around 75-100 mm have been forecast for the following areas; Western Province Sabaragamuwa Province Southern Province Uva Province…
Fuel testing completed; pumping commences – CPC
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says that tests have been completed on the samples which were obtained from the petrol…
Over 1000 metric tonnes of petrol distributed to fuel stations countrywide: Petroleum authorities
The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd said that 1,500 metric tonnes of petrol has been distributed to fuel stations countrywide.…
Sri Lanka to establish a separate high court to hear financial fraud, bribery trials
The Sri Lankan government has received cabinet approval to set up a separate special high court to speedily hear the…
Norochcholai power plant to purchase coal under spot tender
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has granted approval to purchase 300,000 metric tons of coal for the Norochcholai power plant under a…
Lady Neveska arrives – authorities await petrol sample report
Secretary to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development says that one hour is required to release the report on the…
LTTE suspect in Piliyandala bomb blast sentenced for life
A Sri Lankan court today sentenced a LTTE suspect for life imprisonment for conspiring and abetting to explode a claymore…
Fuel tanker Neveska Lady arrives in Colombo Port
The much anticipated Fuel tanker ‘Neveska Lady’ has entered the Sri Lankan territorial waters by now and reaching the Colombo…
Sri Lanka responds to media report on allegations of torture by government, assures investigations into the claims
Sri Lanka, today responding to an Associated Press report which alleged that dozens of Tamil men were raped and tortured…