SriLankan takes precautions to lessen risks of coronavirus outbreak

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SriLankan Airlines has implemented a series of precautionary measures to mitigate the risks from the current coronavirus epidemic in the Far East, with the...

Ajith Prasanna remanded over contempt of court

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Major (Retired) and Attorney-at-Law Ajith Prasanna has been remanded by the Colombo High Court over contempt of court charges, says our news reporter. He was...

Interim allowance proposed for teachers & principals to be taken up...

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The interim allowance proposed by the Ministry of Education for teachers and principals will be discussed by the National Salaries and Cadre Commission today...

Ranjan hasn’t handed over phone recordings to parliament – Speaker

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UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake has not handed over any recordings of the telephone conversations to the Parliament. Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya mentioned this during...

New mango variety discovered

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The Department of Agriculture has discovered a mango variety that provides an all-year produce. It has been named “Tirunelveli Yellow mangoes.” The Director of the...

Another fire at the Karadiyana garbage dump

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A fire has erupted once again in the Karadiyana garbage dump. The Moratuwa Fire Brigade stated that three fire trucks were deployed to douse the...

Mother and daughter dies in fatal accident

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A mother and her daughter died after being run over by a bus in Gongamuwa, Kithulgala. The police said that the victims were on a...

Navy seize 1.5 kg of Cannabis

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The Navy has seized 1.5 kg of Kerala Ganja during an operation in the Kadeikadu shore in Jaffna. The Navy suspects that the stock of...

IGP appoints committee to study request to arrest High Court Judge

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Acting  IGP C. D. Wikramarathne has appointed a five-member committee to study instructions issued by the Attorney General to arrest interdicted High Court Judge...

2019 electoral register to be certified today

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The 2019 electoral register will be certified today (January 24). The Commissioner-General of the National Elections Commission, Saman Sri Ratnayake said that this will be...