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"Urumaya" National Operations Secretariat opened at the President's Office

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake officially inaugurated the "Urumaya" National Operations Secretariat on Thursday at the President's Office in the Old Standard Chartered... Read More


Minister Keheliya Arrested

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Former Health Minister and current Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was arrested yesterday (2) evening by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with h... Read More


Yukthiya Operation: 770 arrested

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- During the special operation 'Yukthiya' conducted by the Sri Lanka Police and its Special Task Force (STF) in 24 hours, the following quantities of narcotics were seized. The nar... Read More


Narcotics haul worth Rs. 100mn seized by STF

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A 39-year-old individual has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Wattala and siezed 192,000 narcotic pills with a street value exceeding Rs. 100 million. Acti... Read More


President Inaugurates Matara Arts Festival

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- In a momentous ceremony, President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially inaugurated the Matara Festival of the Arts (MFA) today (02), a ground-breaking event spotlighting contemporary ... Read More


Presidential pardon for over 700 inmates on Independence Day

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A total of 754 inmates at prisons across the island will be released on Sunday (Feb.04) in view of the 76th Independence Day of Sri Lanka, the Prisons Department said. Published ... Read More


An unfair TU action

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- The strike launched yesterday by 72 Trade Unions (TUs) belonging to the Health Sector is unfair and unjustified on all accounts. The TUs comprising para-medics and minor staff are... Read More


Keheliya's case fixed for February 16

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- The bribery case filed against Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and former State Printing Corporation (SPC) chairman Jayampathi Heenkenda, in the Colombo High Court, was on Wednesday... Read More


Two held for possession of firearms, ammo

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- The Crime Detection Bureau of Kalutara Division (DCDB - Kalutara), coming under the supervision of the Kalutara OIC, arrested two suspects along with one T-56 firearm and many oth... Read More


Ten protesters get bail after demo in front of CID

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday ordered the release of the 10 members including the Chairman of the Citizens Power against Bribery and Corruption Organization, Kamantha T... Read More