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Electricity consumers are likely to face another price hike after the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) hiked naphtha and heavy fuel oil (HFO) prices by around 20 per cent and stopped selling fuel to the power sector at a subsidised rate.
Sri Lanka’s most revered cultural pageant, the Esala Perahera of the Dalada Maligawa, ended Thursday night with the final Randoli Perahera. In keeping with tradition, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Dalada Maligawa, met the...
The government has dismissed concerns raised by a UN Special Rapporteur about the proposed 22nd amendment that seeks to extend judges' retirement ages, insisting that the amendment bill must be considered in the context of Sri Lanka's...
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has decided to hold a public inquiry to determine the accuracy of figures quoted by Electricity Generation Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. regarding the cost incurred when generating electricity...
Sri Lanka has placed military personnel from all three armed forces on standby to assist Nepal with rescue and clearance operations following devastating flash floods that caused loss of life and damaged parts of the Tibet-Nepal border,...
A Sri Lankan delegation led by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath will attend next month's United Nations Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva, where the Human Rights High Commissioner is scheduled to present a written update on Sri Lanka.