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School teacher arrested over brutal assault on schoolgirl
A 49-year old schoolteacher of the Dutugemunu Maha Vidyalaya in Hungama was arrested for mercilessly punishing a 10-year-old child studying…
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Govt. to streamline casino industry to boost tax collection
The Cabinet greenlighted a proposal to streamline the country’s casino industry in order to recover tax dues owed by casino…
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Companies allowed to pay in USD to get weekly fuel quota
he Minister of Energy, Kanchana Wijesekara says that any company or an industry which can pay in US Dollars can…
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No schools next week too
The Education Ministry has decided to declare next week (July 4 to July 8) as a holiday week for all…
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Navy detains 51 during illegal migration attempt
Fifty-one people who were suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country were taken into custody…
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Train operations cancelled as workers unable to report to work
Sri Lanka Railways said that 22 trains, including office and intercity trains, operations were cancelled on Friday (1) morning, as…
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Bus fare hike by 22%from tonight
According to the annual interim bus fare revision, the fare has been increased by 22% as of midnight today, according…
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No petrol or diesel shipments expected this week
Even though the Power and Energy Minister claimed that the cargo shipment carrying 40,000 MT of Petrol 92 scheduled to…
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SL has to wait till year end to obtain loan from IMF: Harsha
MP Dr. Harsha De Silva said that Sri Lanka will have to wait until the end of this year to…
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Rs. 1.8 bn from COVID-19 Fund to import essential medicines
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the relevant officials to release Rs.1.8 billion from the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund…
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