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Bribery Commission arrests SSP Satish Gamage

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Satish Gamage, has been arrested by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations... Read More


Over 5,000 T56 cartridges unearthed from Getalawa canal bed

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Galenbindunuwewa Police have recovered a cache of ammunition from the bed of the Getalawa Canal during a search operation launched following public information. The stock compri... Read More


Army donates laptops to university students

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Directorate of Welfare of the Sri Lanka Army conducted a special donation programme at Army headquarters to provide laptops to government university students who are children... Read More


400 containers of salt stuck at port

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Sri Lanka Salt Producers Association (SLSPA) has urged the government to enforce the country's packaging law on Indian salt packets currently distributed locally and to immed... Read More


Major renovations begin at Parliament after 42 years

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Large-scale renovations of the Parliament of Sri Lanka have commenced for the first time in more than four decades, under the guidance of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne and wit... Read More


Another statutory body chairman resigns

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB) Chairman Jayantha Thilakarathne has tendered his resignation, effective August 15. Thilakarathne confirmed his resignation to the Daily ... Read More


New Chairmen for BOC, ITN and state bodies

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Committee on High Posts has approved several high-level appointments, including the appointment of four new chairmen to major state institutions. Among the key appointments,... Read More


IGP vows legal action against politicians linked to underworld

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya revealed that politicians supporting underworld figures and drug traffickers have already been identified ... Read More


SSP Satish Gamage remanded

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sathish Gamagedara, attached to the Cultural Division of the Police Field Force Headquarters, who was arrested by the Commission to Investig... Read More


Foreign cannabis cultivation plan draws ADIC warning

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) has voiced strong concerns over the government's decision to allow seven foreign investors to cultivate cannabis in Sri Lanka under... Read More