Anu Dissanayaka

The commuters traveling on the 138 route have experienced significant difficulties owing to the strike launched by the private bus operators on the Kadawatha – Pettah route (138), who have withdrawn from passenger transport services since this morning (31). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BUdvSrZ https://ift.tt/D9FH52P

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) says that steps have been taken to introduce a new parking management system within the city limits of Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hOwRAtT https://ift.tt/JzMVYfp

The Court of Appeal is scheduled to deliver its decision on August 09 regarding the petition filed by Keheliya Rambukwella, seeking an order to invalidate the Maligakanda Magistrate s Court s order remanding him until the end of the trial over the alleged import of substandard medicine. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hHEXlWI https://ift.tt/ibvs3Fw

At least 41 people were killed and scores injured after landslides in the hills of India s southern Kerala state, local media reported, with rescue operations obstructed after a main bridge collapsed in the region. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jacC3En https://ift.tt/n25cbUx

Victorious Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu believes her side s success in the Women s Asia Cup was well deserved as the island nation turns its attention to this year s ICC Women s T20 World Cup. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/q9klep4 https://ift.tt/aszStcW

Scientists have made another major stride toward the long-sought goal of diagnosing Alzheimer s disease with a simple blood test. On Sunday, a team of researchers reported that a blood test was significantly more accurate than doctors interpretation of cognitive tests and CT scans in signaling the condition. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UDJ3jNs https://ift.tt/9nsvJWH

The Colombo-Kandy main road has temporarily been blocked at Yakkala Junction due to a collision between a passenger bus and a container truck, the police said. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KfZ4NTv https://ift.tt/BfoSVvu

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that discussions must be held within this week between the Speaker of the Parliament and the Chief Justice to address and resolve issues surrounding the post of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hx1sdpa https://ift.tt/kOw562l

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has reported 13 dengue-related deaths and 32,183 dengue cases in the period elapsed in 2024. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YGHUPKZ https://ift.tt/EWrBghk

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced that a controlled price will be imposed for bread starting next week, if the vendors fail to sell a 450-gram loaf of bread at a fixed price of Rs 130. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/FwK16zQ https://ift.tt/0QSuwkm

The Election Commission announced that the opportunity has been provided for voters to cast their votes at an alternative polling station other than their designated station during the forthcoming Presidential Election. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/I1f2dpl https://ift.tt/IktGMnz

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 can return home. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CG2Xpuy https://ift.tt/G6qyOlB

Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane will lead Sri Lanka s delegation to the Seventh Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, scheduled to be held in Islamabad on 30 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/5Tw2cOs https://ift.tt/Fs75fVM

Two persons were reportedly critically injured following an accident involving a double cab and a lorry transporting motorcycles near the Dombagahawela Fuel Station on the Monaragala - Siyambalanduwa main road. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ehq1puN https://ift.tt/OU53AGk

North Korea has sent about 500 balloons laden with trash into South Korea s air space over the past 24 hours, officials in the South said on Thursday, disrupting flights and igniting a fire on the roof of a residential building. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/M0zyOZn https://ift.tt/T8BqvZw

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Maligakanda Magistrate s Court to release on bail the former Director of the Health Ministry s Medical Supplies Division, Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake, who was in remand custody over the alleged import of substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) vials. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wOKiCSM https://ift.tt/rXqRHvp

Bangladesh partially restored telecommunication services on Wednesday although Internet connection was slow and social media remained suspended, days after deadly protests against reservations for government jobs killed almost 150 people. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Ap0rIBa https://ift.tt/GMXzi2Y

A fire has broken out in the Kalutara Divisional Secretariat building, according to Kalutara South Police. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gajzkKR https://ift.tt/boHGIWV

The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development has drawn its attention to the process of collecting PET plastic bottles for the purpose for recycling, based on QR code. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BifvWLu https://ift.tt/cGmldpf

The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a woman involved in trafficking intoxicating pills targeting schoolchildren. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/L5Aj4D7 https://ift.tt/kqRlnZw

The Colombo High Court has ordered Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero to be released on bail, as per a recent order issued by the Court of Appeal. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1OmNfLe https://ift.tt/7xHhuIn

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that if funds had been allocated to the local government elections, the country would have faced a tragic situation instead of focusing on economic recovery. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bV1E624 https://ift.tt/rdAi1sQ

The government manages the budget deficit independently with the implementation of a new Central Bank Act, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/O1y7nxe https://ift.tt/8ZHbz3W

A massive fire erupted on a container cargo merchant vessel about 102 nautical miles south west of Goa on Friday. The vessel was on way from Gujarat s Mundra to Sri Lankan capital Colombo, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said in a statement. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bzQvTFk https://ift.tt/MvPWfSV

Sri Lanka s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya says that the Bangladesh High Commission in India is on alert about the Sri Lankan students in Bangladesh, amid violent protests. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ETdYzah https://ift.tt/yFUbv49

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Professor W. M. T. Madhujith to the position of Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/awdnrTL https://ift.tt/QhkjCUa

The Election Commission says that the Election Expenses Regulation Act will be enforced for the upcoming presidential election. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/oqSzHRs https://ift.tt/7gdz2Os

Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has called on Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu during his official visit to Romania and Poland. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/cwjS3Pz https://ift.tt/zcE9pq3

The Court of Appeal has reduced the prison sentence of former Mayor of Kurunegala Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana from three years to one year. This sentence reduction also applies to the four other individuals who were sentenced alongside him. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Mzgulaf https://ift.tt/gmRpEA5

Sri Lankan authorities continue to use the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target perceived opponents and minority communities without credible evidence to support the allegations despite repeated pledges to end the practice, claims Human Rights Watch (HRW). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kl3c5KR https://ift.tt/9oetTAZ

Bangladesh announced it will indefinitely shut down all public and private universities from Wednesday after protests by students against a quota system for government jobs turned deadly this week, leaving at least six people dead and scores injured. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kASf3jN https://ift.tt/Muae8O0

A 19-year-old youth was killed in an accident involving a car and a motorcycle on the Galgamuwa-Anamaduwa Road in the Palukandawa area of the Galgamuwa police division. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/einX7r9 https://ift.tt/65RcTmL

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to implement the amended water tariff policy and the water tariff formula starting from 2025. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zoBcnKu https://ift.tt/yZQ9tpX

The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, has arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/LP1IaBy https://ift.tt/dMJRPuA

An inmate of the Galle Prison has reportedly died of Meningitis, the Prisons Director of Health said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ygn9GuI https://ift.tt/1HGkSaT

The All-Island Three-Wheeler Drivers Association has decided to reduce the three-wheeler fares within the Western Province. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/PWFladx https://ift.tt/AGDiv8m

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne stresses that the government should be accountable for the security of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa while urging to provide necessary security for the SJB s presidential candidate. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/XQq8Yfo https://ift.tt/E3NPsJH

Stressing the need to hold a discussion on the fishermen issue between Sri Lanka and India, Sri Lanka s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya emphasized that both countries must look into this long-lasting issue from a sustainable perspective. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Z8m3jhr https://ift.tt/w5hV9Ca

The results of the General Information Technology (GIT) examination of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 held in the year 2023 have been released online, the Department of Examination announced. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SLJTBbD https://ift.tt/Nv0nODc

Police have apprehended the suspect involved in the burglary of former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake s house in the Kalalgoda area of Thalangama. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0UiqGtP https://ift.tt/vwiU2ZH

A Russian passenger jet crashed Friday near Moscow while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three, officials said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ykV2Lfd https://ift.tt/iPk6xoC

Joe Biden took to the stage at his Thursday night news conference with everything on the line – his presidency, his re-election hopes, his political life. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1pqNhC9 https://ift.tt/Uj930ef

At least 60 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide off a highway and into a swollen river early Friday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/sKHw6qA https://ift.tt/aXr1gFS

State Minister of Transport, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, stated that the on-going strikes are motivated by political interests rather than genuine professional rights. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nOCjqo5 https://ift.tt/FB7V8co

Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court, seeking an order to prevent holding of the Presidential Election as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has not been properly passed in Parliament. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Tr6D0Aj https://ift.tt/4rmKAxL

A fresh maritime dispute between New Delhi and Colombo seems to be brewing with Sri Lanka objecting to India s plea to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) based at Kingston in Jamaica for rights to explore cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in Afanasy Nikitin Seamount in the Indian Ocean. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wlRzjuy https://ift.tt/hYyTLG4

Sri Lanka Police has reached agreements with various government and semi-government institutions in order to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/RrYmnWV https://ift.tt/duC5vmg

The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka predicts that Sri Lanka s tea exports are expected to generate a revenue of USD 1.5 billion in the year 2024. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OsAuN9K https://ift.tt/eKLj0xd

The President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu has sent a letter to Maldives Parliament seeking approval for collaboration with Sri Lanka in criminal investigations. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4ob5HdB https://ift.tt/L4mwId6

The train operations on the Coastal Line have been completely disrupted owing to the derailment of a train near Colombo Fort railway station. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4ZnIRkQ https://ift.tt/0i39CGW