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COMMITTEE ON HIGH POSTS APPROVES KEY APPOINTMENTS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Parliamentary Committee on High Posts has approved the appointments of an ambassador, two Ministry Secretaries, and four chairmen. The approvals were made at a meeting held ... Read More


IGP LAUNCHES SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO IDENTIFY CORRUPT POLICE OFFICERS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya has launched a special programme to identify police officers who have accumulated assets beyond their known income. The progra... Read More


GOVERNMENT TO REDEVELOP OLD APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN COLOMBO

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The National Housing Development Authority plans to redevelop government apartment complexes in the Colombo District that are over 40 years old, starting next year. This was reve... Read More


82 SHOOTINGS REPORTED IN SRI LANKA SO FAR IN 2025

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A total of 82 shootings have been reported in Sri Lanka so far this year, according to police. The Police Media Unit says that these incidents have resulted in 44 deaths and 48 ... Read More


OUR GOAL IS TO ELEVATE THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC STABILITY TO A HIGHER LEVEL, SAYS PM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the aim of the government is to strengthen the country's econo... Read More


SSP GAMAGE'S SECURITY OFFICER DEPOSITED MONEY INTO THREE ACCOUNTS OVER 100 TIMES; DRIVER ALSO DEPOSITED CASH OVER 50 TIMES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Senior Superintendent of Police Sathish Ranjan Hiyare Gamage, the acting Director of the Cultural Division (Administration) at the Police Field Force Headquarters, was remanded u... Read More


RAILWAY REGULATORS SUSPEND PLANNED STRIKE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Railway Controllers' Union has suspended its decision to withdraw from train services with reserved seating, which was set to begin at midnight tonight. The association had ... Read More


PUBLIC FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY BILL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Department of Communications of Parliament has announced that the draft bill to establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority has been approved by the Public Finance Committee.... Read More


BRIBERY COMMISSION CONSIDERING CONFISCATION OF RAJITHA'S PROPERTY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Internal sources report that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption is considering the confiscation of former Minister Rajitha Senaratne's properties ... Read More


SSP SATHISH GAMAGE REMANDED FOR BRIBERY AND MONEY LAUNDERING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the remand of Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, Senior SSP Sathish Gamage, until August 19. He was arrested by the Brib... Read More