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Bribery case filed against ex-Minister Lakshman Yapa to be taken up in September

Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- The Colombo High Court today (20) ordered to call a pre-trial conference in the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against ... Read More


Israel approves plan to conquer Gaza City, call up 60,000 reservists

Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has approved the military's plan to take over Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry ... Read More


Strike launched at Gampaha Hospital by allied health professionals

Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- The Joint Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) has launched an unannounced trade union action at 8:00 a.m. today (20) at the Gampaha District General Hospital... Read More


Two businessmen held at BIA with smuggled cigarettes

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Two persons have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake earlier today (19), while attempting to smuggle foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 5.9... Read More


Speaker endorses certificate on Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has endorsed the certificate on the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill. The Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill was passed in Pa... Read More


Acting Director of Police Cultural Division arrested on bribery charges further remanded

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sathish Gamage, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Briber... Read More


Interviews begin to register new political parties, 47 shortlisted

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The National Election Commission (EC) states that interviews for new political parties applying for registration for the year 2025 have commenced. Commissioner-General of Electi... Read More


Money printing will not lead to increase in inflation - Dy Minister

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Deputy Minister of Transport, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena claims that money printing will not lead to an increase in inflation in the country. He also emphasized that the incumbent go... Read More


Man injured in shooting incident reported in Peliyagoda

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- A shooting incident was reported along the Gnanarathana Mawatha in Peliyagoda, this morning (19), police said. The suspects, who arrived on a motorcycle, opened fire, injuring a... Read More


Sri Lanka needs new narrative on youth, says PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that, for the first time in Sri Lanka's history, women's representation in the Youth Club National Youth Conference has increased, and ... Read More