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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:00 pm
Wasantha Mudalige

Wasantha Mudalige arrested

May 18, 2023 - 11:00 pm

Wasantha Mudalige has been arrested by the police during a protest stage near the University of Kelaniya this evening (May 18).

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:00 pm
Department of motor traffic - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Department of Motor Traffic takes decision on list of owners on vehicle registration

May 18, 2023 - 10:00 pm

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has taken a decision to remove the complete list of previous owners who had owned the vehicle which are included in the Certificate of Registration of Motor Vehicles.

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:10 pm
Sri Lanka Rupee vs US Dollar

Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates against U.S. Dollar

May 18, 2023 - 1:10 pm

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (May 18), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:17 am
Christopher Paul

Singer Christopher Paul passes away

May 18, 2023 - 10:17 am

Veteran Sri Lankan singer Christopher Paul passed away at the age of 87.

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:10 am
Gazette Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka declares health, petroleum, and electricity services as essential

May 18, 2023 - 10:10 am

Sri Lanka has decided to declare supply of electricity and all related services, the supply or distribution of petroleum products and fuel, and health services as essential services once again.

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:00 am
X-Press Pearl Ship is sinking

Sri Lanka files lawsuit against owners of X-Press Pearl

May 18, 2023 - 10:00 am

The Originating Claim pertaining to the Claims Action on merits of the X-Press Pearl Incident was filed in the General Division of the High Court of Singapore

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:44 am
China Sri Lanka flags

China, Sri Lanka in ‘active’ communications on debt restructuring

May 18, 2023 - 8:44 am

China and Sri Lanka are currently in “active” communications on the island nation’s debt restructuring, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 3Comments 8:29 am
Danushka Gunathilaka

Danushka Gunathilaka has three sex assault charges withdrawn

May 18, 2023 - 8:29 am

Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has had three of four charges withdrawn relating to the alleged sexual assault of a woman in her home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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May 18 2023 May 18, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:29 am
World rugby

Sri Lanka suspended as member of World Rugby

May 18, 2023 - 7:29 am

The World Rugby Council has suspended Sri Lanka from World Rugby membership with immediate effect, the governing body said on Wednesday.

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May 17 2023 May 17, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:33 pm
Mahinda Rajapaksa - Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Overseas travel ban on several including Mahinda Rajapaksa lifted

May 17, 2023 - 5:33 pm

The overseas travel ban on Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, and former Provincial Council (PC) member Kanchana Jayaratne was completely lifted by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (May 17).

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May 17 2023 May 17, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:21 pm
Sri Lanka Rupee vs US Dollar

Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates against U.S. Dollar

May 17, 2023 - 1:21 pm

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (May 17), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

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May 17 2023 May 17, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:13 pm
Tony Hassan - Sri Lankan Singer

Singer Tony Hassan passes away

May 17, 2023 - 1:13 pm

Sri Lankan singer Tony Hassan has passed away at the age of 73.

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May 17 2023 May 17, 2023 April 6, 2026 1Comment 11:57 am
The Sri Lankan government logo is seen at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Three new provincial governors sworn in

May 17, 2023 - 11:57 am

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed new Governors for three provinces in Sri Lanka this morning (May 17).

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May 17 2023 May 17, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:34 am
Lupeng Yuanyu 028 - Chinese vessel

Chinese fishing boat capsizes in Indian Ocean, 39 crew members missing

May 17, 2023 - 11:34 am

A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean and President Xi Jinping has ordered that all efforts be made to search for survivors, state media reported on Wednesday.

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May 17 2023 May 17, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:34 am
Gun shooting

36-year-old shot dead in Anuradhapura

May 17, 2023 - 8:34 am

A 36-year-old person was reportedly shot and killed in the Padaviya area in Anuradhapura last night (May 16).

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May 16 2023 May 16, 2023 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:19 pm
Muriate of Potash fertilizer

Price of 50kg of MOP fertilizer (Bandi Pohora) reduced by Rs. 4,500

May 16, 2023 - 5:19 pm

The price of a 50 kg Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer bag, also known as ‘Bandi Pohora’, has been reduced by Rs. 4,500 for the ongoing Yala cultivation season in Sri Lanka, Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera said.

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