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October 3, 2025

Month: March 2023

Fuel prices amended

The fuel price will be amended from midnight today (29), said the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara. He said […]

The use of narcotics shockingly increases: NDDCB

A shocking increase in the use of narcotics has been observed by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) as 67,900 […]

Divestiture of State-Owned Enterprises; Appoinment of Transaction Advisors

The State-Owned Enterprise Restructing Unit (SRU) of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies (MoF), will be placing […]

Edu. Publications Dept denies CTU claim of delayed school textbooks

In response to allegations that schoolchildren are yet to receive textbooks, the Educational Publications Department informed that all the necessary […]

All fuel prices can be reduced by 15%, CPC TUs claim

Compared to the current fuel prices in the world market, it is possible to reduce the prices of all types […]

PUCSL Chair denies ‘grounds for removal’, writes to Ranil

The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake confirmed that he has received notice of […]

PM to meet EC soon

While the Election Commission (EC) is awaiting a response from Prime Minister and Minister of Local Governments Dinesh Gunawardena to […]

Ja’pura Kotte to be made national admin hub?

A feasibility study is being carried out by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) at present to look into the possibility […]

Former Parliament Speaker Joseph Michael Perera passes away

Joseph Michael Perera, the 17th Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament passed away today. He served as the Speaker from […]

Sinhala and Hindi language departments in Indian and Sri Lankan universities

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has proposed to set up Sinhala and Hindi language departments in several Indian […]