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Colombo Port trade unions call off strike after talks with PM

Trade unions of the Colombo Port have decided to call off their strike action following a meeting held with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. MORE..

| July 3, 2020 9:47 am

20 top cops transferred; PNB gets new DIG

A group of high-ranking police officers including DIGs and Acting DIGs have been transferred on exigencies of service, the Police Headquarters said. MORE..

| July 3, 2020 9:36 am

PM holds talks with Colombo Port workers’ unions

A discussion is currently underway between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapksa and representatives of trade unions at the Colombo Port, regarding the issue concerning the Eastern Terminal of the port. MORE..

| July 3, 2020 8:49 am

Covid-19 recoveries in the navy jumps to 877

Twenty-nine more navy personnel who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospital. MORE..

| July 3, 2020 8:43 am

Mahela told not to appear before Sports Ministry’s SIU today

The Special Investigations Unit of the Sports Ministry has informed former Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene, who had been summoned to record a statement, not to appear before the SIU today (03) to give a statement. MORE..

| July 3, 2020 8:23 am

Showers expected in five provinces

The Meteorology Department says that several spells of showers will occur in Western, North-western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces. MORE..

| July 3, 2020 8:18 am

President tells bankers to go grassroots

In order to develop villages, the banking service in the country should understand the rural economy and the needs of the people, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 11:36 pm

Five Kuwait arrivals add to coronavirus count in Sri Lanka

Five more foreign arrivals have tested positive for the coronavirus infections, states the Department of Government Information. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 9:04 pm

Mahela summoned to give statement on match-fixing allegations

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardena has been summoned to appear before the Special Investigations Unit of the Sports Ministry. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 7:18 pm

Sangakkara records 9-hour long statement at Sports Ministry’s SIU

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara left the Special Investigations Unit of the Sports Ministry this evening (02) after recording a statement. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 7:17 pm

More foreign arrivals bring coronavirus case tally to 2,061

Seven individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 infection raising the total number of cases in the country, the Ministry of Health said. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 6:02 pm

Colombo Port workers call off strike

Employees at the Colombo Port have temporarily called off their indefinite strike over the Easter Terminal issue. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 5:03 pm

Court permits detention of PNB officers arrested over drug trafficking

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has granted permission to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to detain and interrogate 12 officers attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), who were arrested on drug trafficking charges. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 4:49 pm

Cabinet given a week to submit views on MCC review report

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed all cabinet ministers to submit their views on the Lalithasiri Gunaruwan Review Report on the Millennium Challenges Corporation (MCC) agreement within a week. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 4:32 pm

SriLankan flights return with expats stranded in Maldives, S. Korea

More Sri Lankans who were stranded in the Maldives have been repatriated this afternoon (02), says Ada Derana reporter. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 4:04 pm

Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 113 people

Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 3:56 pm

Army soldier killed in hit-and-run case

Two Sri Lanka Army personnel had been hit and run on the Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa road in Jayanthipura. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 3:52 pm

11 PNB officers to be produced before court

The eleven officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), who were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), will be produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court later today (02). MORE..

| July 2, 2020 3:30 pm

Cop missing after crocodile attack

A police officer has been attacked by a crocodile near the Magalgoda water pumping station along the Nilwala River. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 2:57 pm

Cabinet approval to use local funds, services for Ruwanpura Expressway construction

The government has decided to utilize funds of local banks and the services of local construction companies for the establishment of the Ruwanpura Expressway. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 2:48 pm

Colombo Port workers launch strike

Employees at the Colombo Port have launched an indefinite strike over the Easter Terminal issue. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 1:45 pm

No need for money or fame, just need to serve people - Murali

Former Sri Lanka star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says that on the request of the President, he had entered his brother to politics to serve the people. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 1:14 pm

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 recoveries rise to 1,827

The Ministry of Health says 79 more individuals, who had tested positive for the COVID-19, recovered from the disease today (02). MORE..

| July 2, 2020 12:41 pm

Four charter flights bring in more stranded Sri Lankans

Four charter flights arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning (02) carrying Sri Lankans stranded in foreign countries due to the COVID-19 outbreak. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 12:18 pm

Italy seizes 14 tonnes of IS-made amphetamines from Syria

Italian police are claiming to have made the biggest amphetamines bust of all time after seizing 14 tonnes of drugs allegedly produced in Syria by the Islamic State (IS) group. MORE..

| July 2, 2020 12:09 pm