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MP Namal Rajapaksa leaves CID after recording statement

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- SLPP National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago after recording a statement for over four hours. MP Namal Ra... Read More


School dev. officers end hunger strike after meeting President

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A group of School Development Officers, who were engaged in a fast-unto-death protest near the Presidential Secretariat, ended their protest campaign following the meeting with Pr... Read More


Grade 6 education reforms to be implemented in 2027 - PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that none of the modules introduced for Grade 6 under the new education reforms have been withdrawn. The Prime Minister made these re... Read More


Shiranthi Rajapaksa leaves FCID after recording statement

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has left the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago after recording a ... Read More


Gold prices increase by Rs. 12,000 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Gold prices in Sri Lanka have increased by around Rs. 12,000, in line with a rise in the global market rates. According to traders at Colombo Sea Street, the price of a 24-carat ... Read More


CEB recovers over Rs. 90 mln in losses from illegal electricity connections in 2025

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Special Investigations Unit of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has successfully recovered over Rs. 90 million in losses from parties involved in illegalelectricity consumpt... Read More


Rs. 3 billion drug haul seized from fishing boat sent to Govt Analyst

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today (02) ordered that the drug stock worth over Rs. 03 billion, recently seized by the Sri Lanka Navy and brought to Dikkowita Fisheries Har... Read More


NPP's Chinthaka Hewapathirana elected new Chairman of Weligama PS

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Chinthaka Hewapathirana of the National People's Power (NPP) has been elected as the new Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha. His election followed a vote held today (02), ... Read More


STF officer commits suicide with service firearm

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- An officer attached to the Special Task Force (STF) camp in Katukurunda, Kalutara, has committed suicide by shooting himself with his service firearm, said Ada Derana reporter. P... Read More


Minister inspects Kotikambokka Vein Quartz Deposit, orders measures to prevent illegal mining

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- The Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, conducted a field inspection yesterday (01) at the Kotikambokka Vein Quartz Deposit in the Monaragala... Read More