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Sri Lanka has proposed to set up a group of Eminent Persons with a view to helping galvanize greater political will and to create further international awareness among states on the importance of combating terrorist financing.
An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor Ridwan Kamil has said. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Scores of people were taken to hospital, […]
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The death toll in an earthquake that shook Indonesia s main island of Java on Monday rose to 162 and authorities said over 13,000 were being shifted to evacuation centres.
The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will vote against the second reading of the 2023 Budget 2023 in Parliament tomorrow (Nov. 22), MP Tissa Attanayake says.
The Working Committee of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to vote against the second reading of the 2023 Budget in Parliament tomorrow (Nov. 21).
The Working Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to appoint MP Thilanga Sumathipala as the General Secretary of the United People s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe assured to provide the necessary assistance to expand the scouting movement by increasing its membership to 200,000 covering all nine provinces by 2024.The post President assures his support to expand Sri Lanka Scout movement appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- President assures his support to expand Sri Lanka Scout movement (Category: Breaking News)
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- President assures his support to expand Sri Lanka Scout movement (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. assures support for restructuring Sri Lanka debt (Category: Breaking News)
The Overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a Year-On-Year basis was 70.6% in October 2022, compared to 73.7% in September 2022.The post Sri Lanka’s inflation slows down to 70.6% in October 2022 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- CCPI based inflation drops to 66% in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s inflation climbed to 60.8% in July – CCPI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September (Category: Breaking News)
- CCPI based inflation further drops to 57.2% (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested a woman linked to human trafficking to Oman, after she surrendered to the CID today (November 21).The post Human trafficking to Oman: female suspect surrenders to CID appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Human trafficking to Oman: CID arrests local agent of main suspect (Category: Breaking News)
- Human trafficking to Oman: Two more suspects arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Third secretary of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman involved in Human Trafficking arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Main suspect in trafficking of Sri Lankan women in Oman arrested (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe assured to provide the necessary assistance to expand the scouting movement by increasing its membership to 200,000 covering all nine provinces by 2024.
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says that there is no decision to remove the fuel management QR code system from next month as stated by certain media and social media posts.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that it will look into the media reports alleging that the electricity supply to the street lights in the city of Colombo could be cut off at night due to non-payment of electricity bills by the RDA.
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe assured to provide the necessary assistance to expand the scouting movement by increasing its membership to 200,000 covering all nine provinces by 2024.
A female suspect arrested over her alleged involvement in the human trafficking racket to Oman, has been granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate s Court.
Police have arrested a close associate of a large-scale drug trafficker infamously known as ÂThotalanga Kudu NonaÂ.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of two hours from November 22 to November 25.
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- Kumar, Nuwan boost Sri Lanka’s T20 hopes (Category: Business)
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A person has been injured after police opened fire while attempting to arrest a suspected drug peddler in the Mahawela area of Meetiyagoda.
An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Indonesia s main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 44 people and injuring close to 300 others, a local official said.
The registration of Sri Lankan females for employment in the UAE as house maids and cleaning service personnel has been temporarily halted at the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).
Headline inflation as measured by the Year-on-Year change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) has decreased to 70.6% in October 2022 from 73.7% in September 2022, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.
Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardan, Speaker of Parliament announce to the house today (21) that the Annual Reports and Performance Reports to be submitted to Parliament are currently being submitted in soft copies, and action will be taken to keep a limited number of hard copies of the said reports in the Chamber and Library for the use of the Hon. Members of Parliament as required.
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Government’s intention was to resume the negotiations on free trade agreements said Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake.
Opposition Parliamentarian Dilip Weddaracchi staged a protest in Parliament today demanding solutions for the issues faced by fishermen. Weddaracchi sat in the well of the House and protested and refused to return to his seat. The MP said that he decided to protest as today was international fishermen’s day. Weddaracchi said that not just fishermen […]
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- Sri Lanka repatriates 19 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
Another suspect linked to a human trafficking racket was arrested after she surrendered to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Colombo today. The woman had been identified as one of the main suspects linked to the racket. A suspected human trafficking racket had been exposed recently after a number of women stranded in Abu Dhabi […]
- Suspect linked to trafficking Sri Lankan women to ME arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- US Embassy in Colombo cancels services as a precaution (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Grama Niladhari officers arrested over kidney racket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says 90 female domestic workers stranded in Oman (Category: Breaking News)
The Department of Prisons states that an investigation has been initiated regarding a telephone conversation recording of Isuru Bandara, said to be the business partner of Thilini Priyamali, the owner of Thico Group of Companies (Pvt.) Ltd.,
At least 48 vehicles were damaged after a truck lost control on the downward slope of a bridge on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway late Sunday evening, in which several persons suffered injuries with eight of them being hospitalized.
A person has been stabbed to death with an iron rod at a house in the Adigama area of Nagawila.
The Colombo High Court has temporarily lifted the foreign travel ban imposed on former Minister Udaya Gammanpila.
Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a tuition class teacher in the Kalutara South area who had allegedly been selling intoxicating pills to school children for a long period.
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