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Legal Action Against Drivers Feeding Wild Elephants
The Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to take legal action against drivers who illegally feed wild elephants along the Kataragama–Buttala Road. Wildlife officials say that feeding elepha…
Lal Wijenayake to Remain with NPP Despite Opposition to 22nd Amendment
National People’s Power (NPP) Executive Council member and President’s Counsel Lal Wijenayake has said that despite opposing the 22nd Amendment, he will continue to work within the party alongside the…
Namal Named Fourth Suspect in Krrish Case
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been named as the fourth suspect in the case related to the Krrish transaction. The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Brib…
Court Rejects Dayasiri’s Request
The Western Province Civil Appellate High Court has rejected Dayasiri Jayasekara’s request to recognise him as the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Jayasekara had earlier filed…
India Donates 3 Tonnes of TB Medicines
India has donated three tonnes of anti-tuberculosis medicines to Sri Lanka. Indian Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the consignment was sent to Colombo yesterday (28) aboard an Indian Air F…
New Aswesuma List Soon
The selection process for beneficiaries under a new phase of the Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Scheme has been completed, Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Upali Pan…
104 Metro Buses on 7 Colombo Routes
A total of 104 new Metro buses are to be deployed on seven major routes in the Western Province, with the aim of reducing traffic congestion in Colombo and providing passengers with a convenient and s…
Water supply to several areas suspended tomorrow
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas will be suspended tomorrow (29) due to maintenance work at the Ratnapura–Udawalawe Water Treatment Plant. Accordingly, t…
Two brothers killed in motorcycle crash
Two brothers from the same family have died in a motorcycle accident in the Halabandaragama area on the Madampe–Kuliyapitiya Road this morning, while their mother was seriously injured. Police said th…
Mudalige raises concerns over body-camera tender
People’s Struggle Movement activist Wasantha Mudalige has alleged that information obtained through ChatGPT was used without adequate review in preparing tender documents for the procurement of 500 bo…
