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Laugfs Gas prices to remain unchanged for June
Laugfs Gas PLC announced that the company will not revise domestic LP gas prices for the month of June and will hold domestic LPG prices steady despite global cost pressure...
Court adjourns magisterial inquiry into Kapila Chandrasena’s death
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the further magisterial inquiry into the death of former SriLankan Airlines Chief...
Litro gas prices to remain unchanged for June
The Litro Gas Company has decided not to make any revisions to domestic Litro LP gas prices for the month...
Director of Anguruwatota elders’ home remanded after fire kills 12
The director of the elders’ home in Anguruwatota, where a fire broke out yesterday and claimed the lives of 12...
20% of school children in Sri Lanka suffer from malnutrition – Health Ministry
More than one in five schoolchildren in Sri Lanka are affected by malnutrition, according to the Secretary of the Ministry...
Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s money laundering case postponed to July
The Colombo High Court has postponed until July 9 the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President...
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The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association has requested the National Transport Commission to implement an interim revision of bus fares following the recent increase in fuel prices. Speaking at a...
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Bodies of all 3 children recovered after drowning incident in Hungama
The bodies of all three schoolchildren who went missing while bathing in the sea at Kalametiya, Hungama, yesterday (30) have now been recovered. Police said that three schoolchildren aged 12,...
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UNP calls for formal process and consultation with Maha Sangha on monastic discipline issues
The United National Party (UNP) has stressed the need to follow established procedures when addressing matters concerning Buddhist monastic discipline. Issuing a statement, the UNP said there is an existing...
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Fairly heavy rainfall expected in parts of the island today
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (31), the Department of Meteorology said. Fairly heavy...
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