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The Department of Meteorology says that the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge, is affecting the island s weather conditions. MORE..
28 Apr 2024 (4:57 PM)
The Court of Appeals ordered a petition filed seeking to invalidate the recent order issued by the Colombo District Court preventing Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe from functioning as the Acting Chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), to be taken up for consideration on May 02. MORE..
29 Apr 2024 (4:04 PM)
Steps are being taken to increase the interest rate of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) from the existing 9% to 13% with effect from 2023, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. MORE..
28 Apr 2024 (6:22 PM)
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized 86 kg of suspected heroin worth INR 6.02 bn from a Pakistani boat, which was on its way to Sri Lanka via Tamil Nadu, off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat and arrested 14 crew members on Sunday. MORE..
29 Apr 2024 (12:12 PM)
Sri Lanka has shown a significant drop in annual birth rate while the number of annual deaths has increased since 2020, the Registrar General s Department revealed. MORE..
28 Apr 2024 (3:28 PM)
