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Acting Director of Police Cultural Division SSP Sathish Gamage granted bail

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- 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 Bribe... Read More


Lecturers' strike hampers academic activities at major state universities

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The one-day strike launched by the Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA) is currently underway at all state universities across the country. As a result, lectu... Read More


'Total internet blackout' in Afghanistan sparks panic

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications, weeks after it began severing fibre-optic internet connections. The country is cu... Read More


Bodies of all three persons found in Mawanella bund collapse

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The bodies of all three individuals have been found after a mound of earth collapsed onto workers at a construction site in Manikkawa, Mawanella. According to police three work... Read More


Bodies of two persons recovered in Mawanella bund collapse

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The bodies of two individuals have been found after a mound of earth collapsed onto workers at a construction site in Manikkawa, Mawanella. According to police at least three w... Read More


Ex-Minister Udaya Gammanpila arrives at Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Former Minister Udaya Gammanpila has arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (29) to lodge a complaint. The complain... Read More


Workers trapped as earth bund collapses at construction site in Mawanella

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- An earth bund has collapsed at a construction site in Manikkawa, Mawanella, trapping at least three workers on site. Rescue operations to extricate the individuals safely are c... Read More


Shooter kills at least four, wounds eight at Michigan church

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- A man who crashed his vehicle through the front doors of a Michigan church opened fire with an assault rifle and set the church ablaze, killing at least four people and wounding... Read More


Sri Lanka's investment climate remains challenging: US State Department

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- While 5 percent GDP growth in 2024 exceeded expectations, Sri Lanka's investment climate remains challenging, according to the US Statement Department. While the sweeping elect... Read More


Prime Minister meets IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Mission Chief for Sri Lanka of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Evan Papageorgiou, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple Trees on September 29. Dur... Read More