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Sustainable solution will be provided for public sector employees' salary issues

A  salary commission will be established this year to address salary discrepancies in the principal service and several other sectors within the public service, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated.

Gazette Extraordinary to transfer functions and duties of CEB

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody has issued a Gazette Extraordinary for transferring the functions and duties of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) with effect from March 09.

PNB arrested an individual with over 11 kg of Kush and Hashish

A 35-year-old suspect has been arrested with 6 kilograms and 590 grams of ‘Kush’ and 4 kilograms and 910 grams of Hashish by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Arrival Terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

In Jaffna two individuals died, two individuals missing, and 23 rescued

Police said that at Gurunagar Jetty in Jaffna, two individuals have died, two other individuals are reported missing, and another 23 were rescued after a boat was capsized. 

Extreme warm weather will prolong until mid-April

Currently, prevailing extreme warm weather conditions are expected to continue until mid-April in many parts of the island, the Department of Meteorology said. 

Defence Deputy Minister warns up coming weeks could be decisive for the country

In Parliament, Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera stated that the coming weeks could be a decisive period for the country due to escalating military tensions in the Middle East.