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Cabinet approves proposal to draft new Public Assets Management Bill

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to instruct the Legal Draughtsman to prepare a new draft for the Public Assets Management Bill, following a proposal submitted by Presid... Read More


Police seize massive cannabis plantations in Hambegamuwa

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Hambegamuwa Police officers uncovered two illegal cannabis plantations concealed within banana and orange cultivations in the Rathbalawewa area of Hambegamuwa, arresting two susp... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa remanded until 27th over Airbus deal investigation

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered today (13) to remand Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa until the 27th, who was arrested and remanded by the Bribery Commi... Read More


Sajith calls for urgent constitutional update to protect Buddha Sasana

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Sajith Premadasa says the constitutional update needed as a priority for the Buddha Sasana is not implemented today It is unimaginable what is happening in the country that give... Read More


Australia blocks elephant dung fridge magnets brought by traveller from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Australian biosecurity officials have prevented a traveller returning from Sri Lanka from bringing elephant dung fridge magnets into the country, warning that animal waste produc... Read More


Qatar emir calls for accountability over Gaza genocide perpetrators

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday called for accountability for Israel's ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. "What happened in the Gaza ... Read More


Fire breaks out at mattress showroom in Panadura following lightning strike

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- A sudden fire broke out at a mattress showroom in the Thotawatte area of Panadura. Reports indicate that a lightning strike triggered the sudden blaze. The Fire Services Depart... Read More


Court issues travel ban on former police officers and ex-MC member over SF Lokka murder case

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne today issued travel bans against three police officers who served at the Anuradhapura Headquarters Police at the time... Read More


Chinese national arrested over extortion racket targeting Port City investors

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The Central Crime Investigation Bureau arrested a Chinese national linked to an organised crime syndicate in China for operating an extortion racket targeting foreign investment ... Read More


UNODC training on countering drug trafficking by sea concludes

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The first phase of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) integrated training programme on countering drug trafficking by sea concluded at the Special Boat Squadron... Read More