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CIABOC launches new case tracking system to enhance transparency and efficiency

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) marked a major step in institutional modernization with the launch of its new Case Tracking System at t... Read More


Chinese community in SL makes donation in support of Na Uyana Monastery following tragic accident

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- In the wake of the tragic accident at the Na Uyana Monastery in Malsiripura, Kurunegala District, the Chinese Community in Sri Lanka has extended a heartfelt gesture of solidarity... Read More


Supreme Court upholds death sentence on 'Julampitiye Amare'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court today (07) dismissed, without proceeding to a hearing, the appeal filed by G.G. Amarasiri, also known as 'Julampitiye Amare', against the death sentence imposed ... Read More


Contempt of Court case filed against YouTuber Sudaththa Thilaksiri to be taken up before Appeals Court

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Court of Appeal today (07) ordered that the petition filed by former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara against YouTuber Sudaththa Thilaksiri, alleging contempt of court, be taken u... Read More


Seven children hospitalised after being exposed to chemical substance in a school lab

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Seven children have been hospitalised after being exposed to a chemical substance in a laboratory of a school in Dambulla. Among the hospitalized students, five are boys and two ... Read More


World Bank warns US tariffs on Indian exports to slow South Asia growth next year

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The World Bank on Tuesday said higher tariffs on Indian goods exported to the U.S. will drag the South Asian growth rate in 2026, even as the current year remains shielded by gove... Read More


Main suspect in brutal double murder in Hungama arrested

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- A main suspect and three others have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a couple using sharp weapons at a house in Wadigala, Hungama. Hungama Police stated th... Read More


US ends universal Covid-19 vaccine recommendation, leaves decision to patients

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has implemented recommendations from a newly appointed panel of vaccine advisers. The agency will no longer recommend Covid-19... Read More


Sri Lanka's economic recovery remains incomplete, World Bank says

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Despite Sri Lanka's strong economic performance in recent times, the recovery remains incomplete, with growth still below pre-crisis levels and poverty significantly elevated, the... Read More


Vehicles assigned for security of former presidents can be returned if requested: Public Security Minister

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says that although the Former Presidents' Entitlements Act has been repealed, this does not mean that necessary measures will not be ta... Read More