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WALAPANE POLICE SERGEANT REMANDED OVER BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Officer-in-Charge of the Traffic Division at the Walapane Kirthibandarapura Police, who was presented before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court in connection with a bribery... Read More


SRI LANKA'S FOOD INSECURITY DROPS FROM 24% TO 16%

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Philip Ward informed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, that Sri Lanka's food insecurity has dropped from 24% to 16%. The new represen... Read More


LEOPARDS PREYING ON DOGS IN SRI LANKA'S HILL COUNTRY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka are advising people in the hill country to secure their dogs at night, following a surge in attacks by leopards. A CCTV camera in Ginigathhena ca... Read More


MONEY PRINTING DOES NOT LEAD TO INFLATION: DR PRASANNA GUNASENA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- A Sri Lankan deputy minister has claimed that printing money does not lead to an increase in inflation, arguing that the nation's economy is now stable. Speaking to reporters t... Read More


ONE INJURED AFTER ELEPHANT COLLIDES WITH LORRY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- An incident involving a wild elephant and a small lorry was reported in Kekirawa, North Central Sri Lanka, earlier today (18). Police said one person sustained injuries in the i... Read More


FORMER MINISTERS BEING PROBED OVER ALLEGED ILLEGAL ASSETS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Sri Lanka's Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) has launched an inquiry into three former ministers over alleged illegal assets, police sources say. The investigation... Read More


AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS REMANDED OVER BRIBERY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- A court in Colombo has ordered the remand of two agricultural officers accused of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 300,000. The suspects - Sujeewa Lal Kumara, an Agricult... Read More


CIABOC RECEIVES COMPLAINT AGAINST ENERGY MINISTER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- A formal complaint has been filed with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, accusing him of corrup... Read More


SRI LANKA REJECTS 36 APPLICATIONS FOR NEW POLITICAL PARTIES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Sri Lanka's Election Commission has rejected 36 out of 83 applications submitted this year to register new political parties, officials said. Director General of the Commission,... Read More


AIRPORT AND AVIATION SERVICES RECORD 78% GROWTH IN OPERATIONAL PROFIT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Operational profits from Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited rose by 78% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to... Read More