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Veterinary surgeons launch token strike

CNL Reporter
June 9, 2025
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The State Veterinary Surgeons’ Association has launched a token strike today (09).

Businessman penalised for selling expired medicines

CNL Reporter
June 8, 2025
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A businessman has been handed a suspended six-month prison sentence and fined Rs. 10,000 after being found guilty of displaying expired medicines for sale at a pharmacy in the Kawdana area of Dehiwala.

Customs refutes allegations of illegal items in released containers

CNL Reporter
June 8, 2025
News
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Sri Lanka Customs has rejected claims that 323 recently released shipping containers contained weapons,

Presidential pardon misused, CID finds

CNL Reporter
June 8, 2025
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An ongoing investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into allegations that several inmates

Free special train services to operate for Poson festival

CNL Reporter
June 8, 2025
News
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Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has announced the operation of a series of special train services in view of the Poson festival.

Around 1,200 unsafe railway crossings identified across the country, says Railway GM

CNL Reporter
June 8, 2025
News
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The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has revealed that the majority of accidents at railway crossings occur at crossings equipped with safety systems.

Economic Indicator Highlights of the Week

CNL Reporter
June 7, 2025
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Real Sector

Power disruption hits Colombo, suburbs after transmission line tripping

CNL Reporter
June 6, 2025
News, Power and energy
Colombo
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A power disruption was reported in several areas of Colombo, Kalutara and nearby regions earlier today following a tripping incident on the Biyagama–Pannipitiya main transmission line.

Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack

CNL Reporter
June 6, 2025
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As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.