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COURT ORDERS CID TO RECORD STATEMENT FROM MP ROHITHA ABEYGUNAWARDENA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The Kaduwela Magistrate's Court has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain a statement from Member of Parliament Rohitha Abeygunawardena. The court has i... Read More


POLICE INVESTIGATE LAWYER'S LINK TO POACHING

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Police are investigating whether a recently deceased lawyer from Ratnapura was part of an animal poaching ring after an arsenal of firearms and ammunition was discovered at his ... Read More


2026 APPROPRIATION BILL GAZETTED

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The Appropriation Bill of 2026 has been gazetted, proposing a total government expenditure of 4.54 trillion rupees. This marks an approximately 1.5% reduction in spending compa... Read More


SUSPECT NICKNAMED 'SAMANALAYA' RE-ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- A suspect nicknamed Samanalaya, who escaped from prison officers, has been re-arrested and remanded until September 22 by the Kalutara Magistrate's Court. The suspect, Jamuni H... Read More


PRESIDENT SAYS GOVERNMENT TO SURPASS REVENUE TARGETS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government is recording a higher revenue this year than was anticipated in the budget. The President made the statement while speaki... Read More


TWO NAVY OFFICERS ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED THEFT

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Peradeniya Police have arrested two navy officers on suspicion of stealing gold jewellery and property from a house in the Eriyagama area. The stolen items are valued at 469,00... Read More


SRI LANKA HAS ENTERED 'NEW ERA' SAYS CHINESE AMBASSADOR

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, says that Sri Lanka has entered a "new era" with the election of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The ambassador made the c... Read More


COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST THREE NPP MPs

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission against three Members of Parliament from the National People's Power (NPP). The complaint alleges that the three MPs con... Read More


NEW COSMETICS ACT WON'T SOLVE UNREGULATED PRODUCTS ISSUE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- A consultant dermatologist at the Colombo National Hospital says that even if the new Cosmetics and Beauty Products Act is passed, it will be difficult to regulate products alre... Read More


CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION RESUMES

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Construction work on the suspended section of the Central Expressway, stretching from the Kadawatha Interchange to Mirigama, has officially recommenced today (17). The ceremony... Read More