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Man sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for grave sexual abuse of three-year-old

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Homagama High Court, presided over by Justice Nawarathna Marasinghe, today (3) sentenced a man convicted of the grave sexual abuse of a three-year-old girl under the guise of ... Read More


Transport authority takes action against 33 bus conductors for ticket fraud

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority (WPRPTA) has taken legal action against 33 bus conductors over a two-day period for failing to issue tickets to passengers.... Read More


Corruption allegations after unfit fish lorry escapes custody

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The owner of a fish lorry has accused Puttalama - Thilladiya Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) of accepting a Rs. 20,000 bribe to avoid legal action against a consignment of fish de... Read More


Sri Lankan cancer-fighting supplement set for global launch

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- A nutritional supplement developed using several natural, indigenous herbs proven to destroy cancer cells in research conducted three years ago is being further enhanced for intro... Read More


Telephone repairman arrested over alleged drug selling

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- A 24-year-old telephone repairman from Ruwanmaduwa, Tanthirimale, was arrested yesterday (2 October) on suspicion of selling drug pills to schoolchildren during a school event in ... Read More


Ampara doctors' strike hits 50,000 patients

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The full-scale doctors' strike across all hospitals in the Ampara District today (October 3) has caused severe disruption, affecting over 50,000 patients. The action began at Deh... Read More


Government officer arrested over alleged online business scam

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- An officer from the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI) has been arrested by the Computer Crimes Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigatio... Read More


'Beliatte Sana' remanded until 9 October

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Tangalle Magistrate's Court has granted police permission to detain and question Sanath Weerasinghe, also known as "Beliatte Sana," until October 9. He was over his alleged c... Read More


Power sector union escalates industrial action to 'non-cooperation'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers' Union is set to intensify its current work-to-rule campaign by launching a "non-cooperation" industrial action starting next Monday (... Read More


CID recovers more firearm based on information from alleged underworld figure 'Kehel Baddara Padme'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered a Micro-type firearm and a magazine based on information received during the interrogation of Mandinu Padmasiri Perera, a... Read More