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Mar 20 2021 March 20, 2021 July 3, 2023 No Comment 9:19 am

14 dead after bus falls down precipice

March 20, 2021 - 9:19 am

14 people have died while 31 others sustained injuries after a bus skidded off the road and plunged down a precipice at Passara this morning (March 20).

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Mar 20 2021 March 20, 2021 July 3, 2023 1 Comment 8:45 am

System overhaul needed to stop slide of Sri Lankan cricket

March 20, 2021 - 8:45 am

Once a dominant force in world cricket, Sri Lanka’s slide internationally has opened debate in this island nation about whether democracy and a free hand in the administration of the sport is working.

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Mar 20 2021 March 20, 2021 July 3, 2023 No Comment 6:48 am

Road Safety World Series: Nuwan Kulasekara’s Fifer Helps Sri Lanka Legends Enter Final

March 20, 2021 - 6:48 am

Sri Lanka Legends will meet India Legends in the summit clash of the Unacademy Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. And, it was only after Tillakratne Dilshan’s outfit easily got the better of Jonty Rhodes’s South Africa Legends by eight wickets on Friday night.

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Mar 19 2021 March 19, 2021 July 3, 2023 1 Comment 11:38 am

Rohitha Abeygunawardena released from Bribery Commission case

March 19, 2021 - 11:38 am

Colombo High Court today (March 19) released Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena from all charges in the case filed against him by the Bribery Commission.

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Mar 19 2021 March 19, 2021 July 3, 2023 1 Comment 10:59 am

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka - TRCSL

Service providers asked to submit unlimited data plans

March 19, 2021 - 10:59 am

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka has issued directives to all service providers to respond with Unlimited Internet Packages by the 1st of March.

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Mar 19 2021 March 19, 2021 July 3, 2023 1 Comment 7:35 am

Deforestation near Sinharaja: Now government said no approval given to remove trees

March 19, 2021 - 7:35 am

The government had decided to take over 1,500 acres adjoining Sinharaja forest, including a seven-acre land which had been the centre of controversy in recent days, Minister of Environment, Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday.

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Mar 19 2021 March 19, 2021 July 3, 2023 2 Comments 7:20 am

Mahinda Rajapaksa - Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Prime Minister leaves for Bangladesh

March 19, 2021 - 7:20 am

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Bangladesh a short while ago on a two-day state visit, the Prime Minister media division said.

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Mar 18 2021 March 18, 2021 July 3, 2023 No Comment 4:45 pm

Revised quarantine guidelines issued for arrivals from overseas

March 18, 2021 - 4:45 pm

The Ministry of Health has amended the quarantine measures imposed on travelers arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas.

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Mar 18 2021 March 18, 2021 July 3, 2023 No Comment 10:45 am

India to grant USD 15 million to promote Buddhism

March 18, 2021 - 10:45 am

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has decided to grant assistance of US $15 million to promote Buddhist ties between the two countries.

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Mar 18 2021 March 18, 2021 July 3, 2023 No Comment 9:27 am

Train services limited due to railway strike

March 18, 2021 - 9:27 am

The train services will be limited today (March 18) as the Locomotive Engine Operators’ Union launched a 24-hour token strike last midnight (March 17).

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Mar 18 2021 March 18, 2021 July 3, 2023 1 Comment 9:15 am

State will pay for repatriation, quarantine – Nimal Siripala

March 18, 2021 - 9:15 am

Minister of Labour Nimal Siripala de Silva said, Sri Lankans employed overseas, who are unable to return home due to the expiry of their work contracts, will be flown back at State expense by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).

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Mar 18 2021 March 18, 2021 July 3, 2023 1 Comment 7:49 am

SJB to protest treatment of migrant workers

March 18, 2021 - 7:49 am

A protest will be staged outside the President’s Secretariat tomorrow to protest the unjust treatment of Sri Lankan migrant workers who remain stranded, Opposition Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara said yesterday.

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Mar 17 2021 March 17, 2021 July 3, 2023 2 Comments 6:26 pm

Ravi Karunanayake remanded over Bond Scam

March 17, 2021 - 6:26 pm

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and 08 persons have been remanded over the Central Bank Bond Scam issue in 2016.

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Mar 17 2021 March 17, 2021 July 3, 2023 2 Comments 9:27 am

Foreign-made pistol, ammo found in Azath Salley’s vehicle – Police

March 17, 2021 - 9:27 am

A foreign-made pistol with ammunition recovered by CID in a vehicle belonging to former Western Province Governor Azath Sally yesterday, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

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