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Sajith silent on rights of minority groups- Anura Kumara Dissanayake

National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that when problems arose at Digana, Aluthgama and regarding Dr. Shafi, the Opposition Leader remained...

Ban Ki-moon arrives in Sri Lanka

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon arrived in Sri Lanka this morning on a short visit. He was received by State Minister of...

New Appeal Court president and Supreme Court judge sworn in

President of the Court of Appeal, Justice K. P. Fernando has taken oath as a Supreme Court Judge before President Ranil Wickremesinghe, a short...

Man kills his two children in apparent double murder-suicide

A man has reportedly hacked to death his two children before committing suicide at Polambeygoda in Aranayaka. Ada Derana reporter said that the individual had...

7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes central Turkey

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook southeast Turkey early Monday and was followed by another strong temblor. It was felt in several provinces in the...

Political vlogger Darshana Handungoda arrested by CID

Sri Lankan YouTuber and political vlogger Dharshana Handungoda has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). He was reportedly arrested on Sunday (05) upon...

Scientist killed in unsecured roadblock

A scientist was killed after colliding with a roadblock that was placed in a haphazard manner at Kumbuka in Gonapola, Horana Saturday night. He...

500 new buses on roads before April

A token of another fifty buses (50) were handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat premises yesterday (5) out of the...

Navam Perahera of the Gangarama Temple

The annual Navam Perahera of the Gangarama Temple in Hunupitiya, Colombo commenced under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday night. Here, the President...

500,000 on strike in UK’s largest walkout in 12 years

Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade,...

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