The number of elephants killed after the Batticaloa-Colombo train, ‘Meenagaya’, collided with a herd of elephants at Gal Oya has risen to six, while another elephant is reportedly critically injured.
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A suspect in organized crime was assassinated in a daring shooting inside a court in Sri Lanka’s main court complex in the capital Colombo, in the latest in a series of killings by rival gangs in the island.
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Sri Lanka’s budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a wider fiscal deficit and slower-than-expected fiscal consolidation, Moody’s Ratings said on Tuesday, a day after the island nation unveiled its budget.
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has welcomed the “bold proposals” in the 2025 Budget, which it says align with its recommendations, Sri Lanka Economic Summit discussions, and Vision 2030 goals.
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The Sri Lanka Army has issued a statement clarifying the retention of passports belonging to Army personnel following various interpretations circulating regarding an administrative order issued by Army Headquarters on February 16.
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Do not send school children out in the sun as they should not be exposed to hot weather conditions prevailing today, Secretary Ministry of Education Nalaka Kaluwewa said yesterday.
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A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left at least 18 people dead and a further 10 injured.
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A bomb targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded six others, local officials said on Friday.
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The forest fire that broke out in the Ella Rock mountain range, a highly sensitive area within the Ravana Ella forest reserve, has now been brought under control, according to the Assistant Director of the Badulla District Disaster Management Center, A. L. M. Udaya Kumara.
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Profits at Sri Lanka’s Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka Plc grew 38 percent to 292 million rupees in the December 2024 quarter as revenues surged amid higher usage, interim accounts showed.
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