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Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs Chandana Tennakoon has issued a letter urging the public not to criticize the government and government policies using social media networks.He also issued a letter to Development…

Landslide warnings have been issued for several districts due to the prevailing inclement weather.The Disaster Management Center said that the warning was valid for Colombo, Kalutara, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya and…

Imran Khan became the first Pakistani Prime Minister to be ousted in a no-confidence motion.That was after he was defeated in a vote in the country's parliament this morning.Opposition groups won a landslide victory in Pakistan's…

The Public Utilities Commission states that there will be no power cuts on April 13, 14 and 15 due to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.The commission said that this was due to the supply of adequate fuel and fuel as well as the decline in…

The Central Bank has further tightened monetary policy by raising the Fixed Deposit Facility Rate and the Fixed Credit Facility Rate by 700 basis points to 13.50 percent and 14.50 percent respectively.The new Governor of the Central…

The Maussakelle and Castlereagh watersheds have been receiving heavy rains since yesterday (08).Residents of the Maussakelle catchment area said that the rains fell in Maskeliya, Sri Pada Nallathanniya, Upkat and Samimale areas.…

Sri Lanka Navy nabbed 02 suspects with about 956g of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE) and a dinghy, during a patrol in seas north of Talaimannar this morning (08th April 2022).Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting regular patrols in waters…

Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has resigned.He has informed this in a letter to the President.Accordingly, he has informed that he has decided to resign from the post of Deputy Speaker as per the decision of the Sri Lanka…

The Meteorological Department has issued an amber warning about strong lightning.The Department states that this announcement issued today (03) at around 1 pm is valid until 9 pm today (03).The Meteorological Department warns that…

The Public Utilities Commission has given permission to the Electricity Board to cut off power for more than six hours tomorrow (03).Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board Janaka Ratnayake said that the permission was granted at the…