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Veteran Singer Anjalin Gunathilaka passed away

Veteran Singer Anjalin Gunathilaka passed away today. She was 79 years of age at the time of her death. Gunathilaka passed away while?receiving treatment in hospital in Colombo.

29 Mar, 2019

Sri Lankan killed in major fire in Bangladesh

At least 19 people, including a Sri Lankan citizen, were killed and 70 others injured in a fire that broke out at FR Tower in Dhaka?s Banani area in Bangladesh this afternoon. The fire broke out on the eighth floor of the 22-storey building on Banani Road 17 around 1:00pm and engulfed other floors immediately. The cause of the fire could not be known immediately, the Daily Star reported. Of those killed was Niras Chandra, a Sri Lankan national. He reportedly fell to his death while escaping th

28 Mar, 2019

NP Governor says he was misquoted on Bachelet comments

Northern Province Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan says he was misquoted by some local newspapers on comments he made with regards to the meeting between the Sri Lankan Government delegation and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet in Geneva last week. The Governor said that his comments made to the media had been particularly misquoted by some English newspapers resulting in the High Commissioner’s office issuing a clarification. Dr. Suren Raghavan said that he has the utmo

29 Mar, 2019