Royal train in Britain to be retired as King Charles seeks to modernise monarchy

The Royal Train is being scrapped leaving the Royal Family in Britain without a dedicated set of railway carriages for the first time since the mid-nineteenth century.

It is being decommissioned after King Charles concluded the train was too expensive to run and it was being infrequently used.

The train – made up of nine carriages for the exclusive u...

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Moratorium on Parate Law execution ends

The government will hold discussions with stakeholders to resolve the issues surrounding the reimplementation of the Parate law, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has stated.

The Deputy Minister noted that discussions will take place in the coming days.

The Parate law, which grants banks the authority to seize...

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Decision on bus fare revision within two days- NTC

A decision regarding the revision of bus fares, in line with yesterday’s fuel price adjustment, will be made within the next two days, the National Transport Commission (NTC) has announced.

Naomi Jayawardena, the Director General of the NTC stated that the National Transport Commission is scheduled to convene and make a final decision on the matter....

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37 red-labeled containers released without any scanning, Mujibur claims in parliament

The report of the committee appointed by the President to investigate allegations regarding the release of containers without undergoing scanning was tabled in Parliament today (30) by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahman.

Speaking in Parliament, MP Rahman stated that the government had concealed the contents of the...

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LIOC and Sinopec also increase fuel prices

Lanka IOC (LIOC) and Sinopec Energy Lanka have also increased fuel prices following the decision by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to revise fuel price revision, effective today (01).

Accordingly, the price of Petrol 92 Octane has been increased by Rs. 12 to Rs. 305 per litre, while the price of Kerosene has been increased by Rs. 7 to Rs....

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Colombo HC to consider petition filed by ex-Minister Duminda in July

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the petition filed by former Minister Duminda Dissanayake—who is currently in remand custody in connection with the seizure of a gold-plated T-56 firearm—be taken up for hearing on July 14, 2025.

The case was taken up today (June 30) before Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne.

President’s Counsel S...

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