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Retired Navy Medical Assistant arrested for soliciting bribe

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- A retired Navy Medical Assistant has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with accepting a bribe of Rs. 200,... Read More


Opposition Leader criticizes proposed electricity policy, calls for public consultation

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, has criticized the newly proposed electricity policy of the National People's Power (NPP) government, stating that it unfairly impacts... Read More


Police intensify crack down on drunk, drug-impaired driving

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- Police have intensified measures against drivers operating vehicles under the influence of drugs, with a mobile laboratory now in operation to detect drug-impaired driving, accor... Read More


Wimal Weerawansa appears before court after arrest warrant issued

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, against whom an arrest warrant was issued today by the Colombo High Court, appeared before the court a short while ago. The warrant had been is... Read More


Govt. will not reverse its programs despite any disaster - President

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The government will never use the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah as an excuse to reverse or halt its official programs, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated. The ... Read More


Strike launched by GMOA at hospitals in Eastern Province

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- A strike has been launched by the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) at all hospitals in the Eastern Province. The strike was staged to demand the removal of the Me... Read More


NPP activist arrested for pelting stones at SLPP Gampaha PS member's residence

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- An individual, alleged to be an activist affiliated with the National People's Power (NPP), has been arrested for pelting stones at the residence of a member of the Gampaha Prade... Read More


Inauguration ceremony of Rebuilding Sri Lanka national program underway

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The inauguration ceremony of the Rebuilding Sri Lanka national program has commenced at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo... Read More


Traffic congestion on Southern Expressway following accident

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- An accident along the Southern Expressway between the Kurundugahahetekma and Welipenna exits this morning has caused heavy traffic congestion. The collision involving a lorry an... Read More


IOC instructs National Olympic Committee to hold AGM by end of April

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has instructed the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) to hold its Annual General Meeting /Elective General Assembly by the ... Read More