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Passport services resume as Immigration Dept. computer system restored

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The computer system at the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been fully restored, and passport services at the main office in Battaramulla and regional offices have re... Read More


MP Dilith Jayaweera claims Trinco Buddha statue incident used to stir national unrest

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya and Member of Parliament, Dilith Jayaweera, today (13) claimed that the recent incident involving a Buddha statue in Trincomalee was deliberate... Read More


Woman killed, 3 injured after elephant rampage in Valaichchenai

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A woman has died while three others sustained injuries after being attacked by a wild elephant that stormed into the Valaichchenai town in Batticaloa this morning. It is reporte... Read More


BASL condemns shooting of lawyer and wife in Akuregoda

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly condemned the tragic shooting and assassination of an Attorney-at-Law and his wife today (13) at Akuregoda by a group of unid... Read More


President agrees on immediate action plan during talks with protesting fishermen

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Madel (beach seine net) fishermen who engaged in a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat was held this ... Read More


Former DMT Deputy Commissioner arrested over bribery allegations

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a former Deputy Commissioner of the Motor Vehicle Transfer Division of the Department of ... Read More


Ports Minister steps down from committee probing controversial release of 323 containers

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunatilaka, has resigned from the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into the release of 323 containers from t... Read More


Two suspects arrested over financial fraud targeting women

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Two suspects including a woman have been arrested by the North Western Province Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID) for their alleged involvement in two inst... Read More


Colombo will always stand as neutral venue for India-Pakistan engagements - MP Namal

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Sri Lankan Member of Parliament (MP) and former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has emphasized that Colombo could serve as a neutral venue for the resumption of bilateral ties be... Read More


Former Minister Prof. Tissa Vitharana passes away

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Veteran politician and former Minister Professor Tissa Vitharana has passed away at the age of 91, according to family members. He reportedly passed away this morning at his res... Read More