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Two dead, two injured after being hit by a train in Ragama
LOCAL

Two dead, two injured after being hit by a train in Ragama

Two persons have died while two others sustained injuries this morning (27) after being knocked down by the ‘Siyane Kumari’…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/09/2018
Kandy SLTB employees launch indefinite strike
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Kandy SLTB employees launch indefinite strike

The employees of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) in the Kandy District have commenced an indefinite strike action from today…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/09/2018
Media institutions ordered to hand over video footage of press briefing on assassination attempts to CID
LOCAL

Media institutions ordered to hand over video footage of press briefing on assassination attempts to CID

A Sri Lankan court Monday ordered four media institutions to provide the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) with the unedited video…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/09/2018
Special train services to Kandy for Esala Perahera
LOCAL

Special train services to Kandy for Esala Perahera

Sri Lanka Railways has planned to commence special train services for the Esala Perahera of Temple of the Tooth Relic,…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/08/2018
Sri Lanka PM aims to develop the country rapidly next two years
LOCAL

Sri Lanka PM aims to develop the country rapidly next two years

Prime Minister Rani Wickremesinghe says his aim is to develop the country rapidly and Rs. 160 -200 billion will be…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/07/2018
Mother and child killed in road accident in Kandy
LOCAL

Mother and child killed in road accident in Kandy

A mother and her child were killed in a road accident in Kandy today, the Police said. The Police said…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/06/2018
Bail denied for suspects in Kandy anti-Muslim clashes, remanded till June 11
LOCAL

Bail denied for suspects in Kandy anti-Muslim clashes, remanded till June 11

A Sri Lankan court has refused to grant bail to the 34 suspects arrested in connection with the anti-Muslim clashes…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/05/2018
New British Council Colombo Library to open on June 2nd
LOCAL

New British Council Colombo Library to open on June 2nd

For years, the British Council Colombo Library has challenged the traditional perception of a library. While being home to the…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/05/2018
Leader of the Mahason Balakaya attackd in prison
LOCAL

Leader of the Mahason Balakaya attackd in prison

A pharmacist at the Anuradhapura Prisons Hospital has attacked the leader of the extremist organization Mahason Balakaya, Amith Jeevan Weerasinghe,…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/05/2018
A fast-track agricultural development plan for the next 3 years
LOCAL

A fast-track agricultural development plan for the next 3 years

Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed officials to take steps to prepare an accelerated agricultural development plan for the next…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/05/2018

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