1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (180+ words) A business in Borella has been fined Rs. 300,000 after pleading guilty to charges related to the sale and display of expired cosmetics and products that failed to carry required pricing and importer information. The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said legal…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (174+ words) Two Arpico Super outlets in Kottawa and Homagama have been fined a total of Rs. 125,000 after expired beverages were found displayed for sale, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said. The cases were filed against Richard Pieris Distributors following separate inspections…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (162+ words) Five Sri Lanka Air Force personnel, including an officer attached to the Mattala Air Force camp, and two civilians have been arrested over the alleged shooting and killing of deer roaming within the premises of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (338+ words) Businessman Thilak Weerasinghe, the father-in-law of SLPP National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, has dismissed speculation that his daughter Limini Weerasinghe is preparing to enter active politics, saying her immediate responsibility should be to support her…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (230+ words) A court assistant has been remanded until Sept. 22 over allegations that he accepted a Rs. 750,000 bribe from the wife of former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena, promising to secure a reduced sentence for her husband in an ongoing bribery case. Colombo…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (143+ words) The Cabinet has approved a Rs. 173.86 million consultancy services contract for a sustainable tourism sector development programme funded through a US$30 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Transport, Highways and Urban Development Ministry called for expressions of…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (183+ words) The Irrigation Department has reported that the total water capacity stored in reservoirs across the country has dropped to around 47.3 percent due to prevailing dry weather conditions. Irrigation Director (Water Management) H. M. P. S. D. Herath said that the major reservoirs under the department’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (333+ words) Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe has shared his experience of playing blind cricket, saying the sport demonstrated how cricket can help break barriers and create greater inclusion for persons with disabilities. Abeysinghe took part in the “Beyond Boundaries” Inclusive Cricket Event…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (109+ words) Newswire Illegal hotels from Bambalapitiya to Dehiwala ordered removed before Sept. 10 Unauthorised hotels and other structures operating along the coastal stretch from Bambalapitiya to Dehiwala have been ordered to be removed before Sept. 10, according to a report by Silumina newspaper....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (83+ words) Newswire Former Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando Found Dead in Bambalapitiya Flat Former Mayor of the Hambantota Municipal Council Eraj Ravindra Fernando has been found dead at a flat in Bambalapitiya, police said. According to police, Fernando’s body was found hanging…...