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THIRD SCHOOL TERM'S FIRST PHASE BEGINS TODAY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The first phase of the third school term for government and government-approved private schools begins today (18). This phase will run until October 17. The second phase of the... Read More


POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF SCHOOLGIRL WHO DIED BY SUICIDE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Police today (18) informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court that further investigations are being conducted into the alleged sexual abuse of a schoolgirl who died by suicide after ... Read More


NATIONAL POLICE COMMISION TO DECIDE ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST DIG WHOSE WIFE WAS ARRESTED FOR TREASURE HUNTING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The National Police Commission is preparing to make a strong decision regarding a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) whose wife was arrested by Anuradhapura Police in conne... Read More


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