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Two NPP members of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha abducted: Party says

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Two National People's Power (NPP) members of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, who were on their way for the council meeting to elect the Chairman, have been abducted, the Janatha V... Read More


Namal urges Govt to protect SMEs ahead of Parate Law deadline

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has called on the government to take immediate action to safeguard small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as the implementation of the Parate Law for... Read More


Applications called for appointment of members to Office for Reparations

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Applications have been called from qualified individuals to fill the existing vacancy and the forthcoming vacancies for the post of member of the Office for Reparations. Applica... Read More


Ranil denies media reports on his UK visit

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The office of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe denied media reports pertaining to his visit to the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2023. ... Read More


Man sentenced to 60 years for abusing brother's preschool daughter

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Colombo High Court Judge, R.S.S Sapuwida sentenced a 68 year old man to 60 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually abusing his own brother's presc... Read More


Supreme Court suspends recent gazette on Northern Province land

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Supreme Court today issued an interim order suspending the operation of the Gazette notification issued in respect of 5,941 acres of lands in the Northern Province. The gov... Read More


Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an... Read More


Bus crashes in Kantale after driver suffers heart attack

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- A private bus crashed in Kantale town after the driver reportedly suffered a sudden heart attack, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and collide with an electricity pole, a... Read More


Former CFHC Chairman granted bail

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC) in 2012, Upali Liyanage, was released on bail today after being arrested by the Commission to Investigate Alleg... Read More


2,500 illegal constructions along Sri Lanka's coastline

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Department of Coastal Conservation and Coastal Resources Management has identified approximately 2,500 unauthorised constructions along Sri Lanka's coastal belt. Director Ge... Read More