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Rs. 645 million spent on vehicle repairs at Presidential Secretariat in 2024

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- The Annual Detailed Management Audit Report (2024) pertaining to the Presidential Secretariat has revealed that over Rs. 645 million (a total of Rs. 645,336,774) was spent on veh... Read More


Lanka Government Cloud back online after technical glitch

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said that technical issues which caused a recent disruption to the Lanka Government Cloud (LGC) services hav... Read More


President amends ministry portfolios through gazette notification

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued a Gazette notification amending the scopes, functions, departments, statutory bodies, and state corporations of several ministries fol... Read More


No legal action yet in 12-year-old National Museum artefact theft

Colombo, Oct. 18 -- Twelve years after the theft of 221 valuable artefacts from the Colombo National Museum, the case remains unresolved, with the Attorney General's Department yet to file charges aga... Read More


Police launch probe into Mount Lavinia Court assault incident

Srilanka, Oct. 11 -- Police have launched an investigation into an incident at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court premises in which a lawyer was allegedly assaulted by a police officer. Police said... Read More


Bribery Commission cracks down on hidden assets under new crime act

Colombo, Oct. 4 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is probing several properties, including a hotel and multiple houses connected to public officials, under... Read More


Bribery probe in progress against Kumara Jayakody; legal action if Commission decides

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- If the Commission decides to file a case against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, it will be the first case under the NPP to face bribery charges Colombo, October 3 (Daily Mirror)... Read More


Bodies lead police to recover another 200kgs of ice in Tangalle

Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- Police have recovered another stock of suspected Crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice, weighing over 200 kilograms from a lorry parked at the same premises in Seenimod... Read More


SL sees alarming rise in shootings, murders, and fatal accidents in 2025

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Sri Lanka is witnessing growing concern over a surge in violent incidents this year, with the number of shootings, murders, and fatal road accidents already surpassing figures r... Read More


Army finalizing major island-wide weapons audit

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- In the wake of mounting allegations linking some military personnel to organized crime, the Sri Lanka Army is in the final stages of conducting a comprehensive audit of all weap... Read More