Anu Dissanayaka

In a dramatic turn of events, the Customs department at Chennai International Airport has successfully dismantled a smuggling syndicate involved in trafficking 267 kg of gold valued at INR 1,670 million from Sri Lanka over the past two months. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SFuLmWK https://ift.tt/ZL9ybxD

Senior Additional Solicitor General Parinda Ranasinghe is to be appointed as the Acting Attorney General of Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uqXtQrl https://ift.tt/VmMJrAq

A discussion is scheduled to be held on Monday (July 01) between the University Grants Commission (UGC) and representatives of the Inter-University Trade Union Federation to address the wage issues of university non-academic staff. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/J1NToLF https://ift.tt/vIMNREH

Two of the six crew members of a fishing vessel that set out from Tangalle have died, and the remaining four are in critical condition after consuming the contents of a bottle they found floating in the sea, assuming it was liquor. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Qz6X7Hn https://ift.tt/8i736rm

Yasodha Range Bandara, the son of United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara, has been arrested following a car accident that occurred early this morning (29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mNvo9c7 https://ift.tt/UfcQPZy

Lotus Road in Colombo has been closed for traffic due to a protest march by the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU). from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/RSr0F5N https://ift.tt/fQGul5P

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced that a 15-hour water cut will be imposed for several areas including Colombo and suburbs tomorrow (29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/NAq5QES https://ift.tt/e7UQyFR

Sri Lanka has called for payment of compensation for 17 Sri Lankans killed in action in Russia, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia said on Thursday (27). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/xCLl7FV https://ift.tt/kQCHSdZ

Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera, announced that a national week for the implementation of the Youth Agri-Entrepreneurship Village Program will be held from July 01st to 07th. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tDUlGr1 https://ift.tt/EDaHC2i

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to 45 years in prison for his conviction on drug and firearm offenses. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YQ5fzEG https://ift.tt/sIa48fl

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting members of the teacher-principal trade unions at Lotus Roundabout in Colombo, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4CBRneb https://ift.tt/7Ahk3Cs

The road in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station has been blocked for traffic due to a protest march, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UWz9kL5 https://ift.tt/tDPi1Za

Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera says a discussion on the timeline and process for implementing the reforms pertaining to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) took place yesterday with the senior management of the CPC and the refinery. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8jFwAHN https://ift.tt/kiYJWbt

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the signing of debt restructuring agreements with Paris Club and other stakeholders, Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Bandula Gunawardana said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/j1Vkg2d https://ift.tt/upgPas6

According to the DMC, numerous dug wells, which serve as the primary source of safe drinking water for the affected communities, are in urgent need of immediate cleanup. This action is essential to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases in the aftermath of the floods, the UNDP said in a statement. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/LZ2XFoJ https://ift.tt/Mo8bi2R

The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that Sri Lanka will record positive annual economic growth in 2024 for the first time since the economic crisis. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mleDvwK https://ift.tt/MbpQeg1

The six Sri Lankan fishermen, who were rescued after their trawler was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea and were subsequently detained at Victoria Port in Seychelles, have been repatriated to the island yesterday (23) after 5 months. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/NE93faw https://ift.tt/TM586cW

The Colombo District Court has ordered for a case against former President Maithripala Sirisena to be heard ex parte. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/iES9e50 https://ift.tt/9RZqSQo

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a podcast released on Thursday said that students graduating from U.S. colleges should get a green card to stay in the country, a proposal that runs counter to his hardline immigration stance. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3c6QvXT https://ift.tt/QXHaZD0

In a historic milestone for Sri Lankan cricket, the national women s team has climbed into the top five of the ICC Women s ODI Team Rankings for the first time ever. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Ajdyzr8 https://ift.tt/JTawQd8

Two persons have been killed, while two others sustained critical injuries after a bus carrying a group of people going on an excursion towards Anuradhapura, collided head-on with a three-wheeler in Thalawa on the Anuradhapura – Padeniya main road, early this morning (23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/pu9ds3A https://ift.tt/duW1oZX

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Brahim Chaibi, the minister of religious affairs, following widespread criticism after the deaths of dozens of Tunisians taking part in the Haj pilgrimage, the presidency said on Friday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9zIAFqO https://ift.tt/fcap8RN

The Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith states that he has all the documents on how the funds received for victims of Easter Sunday terror attack was spent. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/xDo0Vzp https://ift.tt/ITbJV0X

The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has apprehended an officer of the airport security division while attempting to smuggle 18 gold biscuits worth around Rs. 48 million out of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lG05gzJ https://ift.tt/KRLiOG3

The Department of Prisons has released 289 inmates from prisons across the island today (June 21) under a special state pardon granted by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in view of Poson Poya Day. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/xUzykIu https://ift.tt/QzbX2o7

The Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. S. Jaishankar while concluding his official visit to Sri Lanka on Thursday (20) said that India will always be a reliable friend and a dependable partner for Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Wczt06P https://ift.tt/efv4acg

Major General Rohitha Aluvihare has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BZG5tfj https://ift.tt/sSRP4GB

The World Bank has announced Mr. David Sislen as the World Bank s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, effective from July 01, 2024. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1dXmwzS https://ift.tt/eF9B16z

Around 20 school children have reportedly been wounded and hospitalised following a head-on collision involving a “Sisu Seriya” school bus and a private bus at Ranala in Kaduwela. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jhaVJF2 https://ift.tt/J0NqwVd

The report of the committee appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to review the salary increase of officials in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has been handed over to the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0O9fPgG https://ift.tt/NKiAyHX

The Supreme Court today ordered for the fundamental rights (FR) petitions filed against the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to be taken up for consideration on July 08, 2024. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ibCJ9Tu https://ift.tt/oGrN0LF

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS DB) says that even though the damaged transmission pipeline from the Kalatuwawa Treatment Plant has been repaired, the water supply to around 85,000 housing units is yet to be restored. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EIZdaSM https://ift.tt/vJlAmXw

Thailand s Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on Tuesday, paving the way for the country to become the third territory in Asia to recognise same-sex couples after Nepal and Taiwan. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DmEJeNH https://ift.tt/JsnpLd4

Police used water cannons to disperse a group of unemployed graduates protesting near the Diyatha Uyana at the Parliament Road Junction. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8ZWV0CM https://ift.tt/xLqWPvT

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Most Rev. Dr. Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando, the Bishop of Mannar, Diocese of Mannar at the Mannar Bishops House today (16). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/n5XzUE2 https://ift.tt/31Pm8Dw

Railway operations on the main line were disrupted today (16) as the chief railway guard of a train traveling from Colombo Fort to Trincomalee had fallen from the moving train in the Ganemulla area early this morning. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6L20BZW https://ift.tt/WZqd1I5

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has symbolically awarded 442 out of the allotted 5,000 land deeds to the people of Mannar district under the Urumaya national program, the President Media Division (PMD) said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wpb6vTa https://ift.tt/S2xNJ39

The External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar will arrive in Sri Lanka on an official visit on June 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1RLs0CU https://ift.tt/kQ4w3bd

The body of an unidentified individual has been discovered in the Madaththaveli area of Kayts. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/70pOg89 https://ift.tt/IRCTAEK

State Minister for Home Affairs, Ashoka Priyantha, announced that the Grama Niladhari Service Constitution has been approved by the Public Service Commission following the approval of the Cabinet Ministers. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Poadh3B https://ift.tt/PlYx9zJ

A senior Kenyan police officer has been shot dead after he opened fire at a magistrate in court in the capital, Nairobi. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/vB7cNXA https://ift.tt/tMXlAVv

The Colombo Chief Magistrate s Court has scheduled the consideration of Aura Lanka Chairman Viranjith Thambugala s request to provide a confidential statement before the court for July 18. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/yTXM6hd https://ift.tt/WML1xPD

The online applications for university admissions for the academic year 2023'2024 will open on 14 June 2024, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zOhbX1y https://ift.tt/vKQjEzd

The Colombo High Court has temporarily lifted the overseas travel ban imposed on the Chairman of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Geoffrey Aloysius, said Ada Derana reporter. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gw75jph https://ift.tt/N7hBdzw

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) says that the number of high-risk dengue zones have increased due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions in the country. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QfuN4d8 https://ift.tt/nTVhZIc

Minister of Education, Susil Premajayantha, announced that the G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O'L) and Advanced Level (A'L) examinations will be expedited to facilitate faster university enrollment for students. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/l2sMNza https://ift.tt/q6btC1Y

A 31-year-old woman has been found attacked with sharp weapons and murdered inside a house in the Thalahena area of Thalangama this morning (11). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HJ5omNW https://ift.tt/zEkcOlJ

The Sri Lanka Railway Locomotive Operating Engineers have decided to call off their strike action. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8JY36wC https://ift.tt/QlW0nym

The Additional General Manager (Administration) of the Department of Railways Mrs. Kusalani de Silva states that the ongoing strike by railway locomotive engineers is intended solely to inconvenience the government, the Railways Department and the general public, despite all possible solutions having been provided to address their issues. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JSr4tWP https://ift.tt/hrgZyQt

The Gampaha Magistrate s Court has ordered for the notorious drug trafficker and organized criminal infamously known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa”, who is currently under detention orders, to be moved to the Boossa Prison. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HzY9C8N https://ift.tt/D2rJwbi