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8 dead, several injured after bus collides and goes off bridge into river
Eight persons have been reported dead while several others are injured after a passenger bus had collided on the Kotaleeya Bridge at Manampitiya and toppled into the river.
A bus travelling from Polonnaruwa to Kattankudy has collided on…
15 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 15 Indian nationals along with 02 Indian trawlers while poaching in Sri Lankan waters off the Delft Island, Jaffna last night (July 08).
The apprehension has been done during a special operation carried out…
Easter attacks: Compensation payment deadline given to Maithripala and others expires next week
The time period given to former President Maithripala Sirisena and other accused to pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks expires on July 12.
On January 12 this year, the Supreme Court found that former…
Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Sri Lanka next week
Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in the upcoming week, India media reported.
Accordingly, Kwatra is expected to arrive early next week to work out arrangements pertaining to President Ranil…
CBSL governor says more rate cuts needed for economy to ‘bounce back’
Debt-ridden Sri Lanka may need to cut interest rates again to further boost growth in its economy, according to the head of its central bank.
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, told CNBC Friday that…
New President appointed to Sri Lanka – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Association
MP Weerasumana Weerasinghe was recently appointed as the President of the Sri Lanka – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Association.
Accordingly, Weerasinghe was appointed on 05 July at the revival meeting of the Sri Lanka - Vietnam…
President confident tourism sector will be major contributor to country’s forex earnings
Why don’t we have travel arrangements? We can arrange it. You can go to Lumbini, and the next flight can bring you to Buddhagaya. See those places, and the next flight can bring you to Colombo, so you can visit the Temple of the Tooth and…
India to allow Sri Lanka to repay debt over 12 years
India plans to allow Sri Lanka up to 12 years to repay its debt to help ease the financial burden on the island nation, India’s Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) Ltd’s chairman-cum-managing director M. Senthilnathan said.
Sri…
President Ranil’s train journey with Diplomats
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized the Ella Odyssey, a familiarization tour of Nuwara Eliya and Ella for foreign heads of mission in…
Belgium to support Sri Lankan Ports with European technology
Belgium has expressed consent to provide modern European technology required to develop Sri Lanka's Ports.
This was during a special discussion held between the Belgium Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Minister of Ports, Shipping, and…