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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


COURT REJECTS RAJITHA SENARATNE'S REQUEST TO HALT ARREST WARRANT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne today (18) filed a motion with the Colombo Magistrate's Court, seeking an order to temporarily halt an arrest warrant issued against him by the ... Read More


FORT-MARADANA TRAIN DERAILMENT CLEARED, SERVICES RESUME

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Samudra Devi Express train that derailed this morning (18) between the Fort and Maradana railway stations has been removed from the track. According to the Railway Departmen... Read More


MOST WEAPONS FOUND IN KADUWELA ARE REPLICAS, POLICE SAY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Police have announced that the three T-56 rifles and five Browning pistols recently discovered in the Korathota, Kaduwela area are replicas. The discovery was made by the Navaga... Read More


YOUNG ASIAN POLITICAL LEADERS MEET SRI LANKAN WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARIANS' CAUCUS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Young political leaders from across South and Southeast Asia, led by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Institute, met with the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus in Sri Lanka on August 7.... Read More


THREE T-56 RIFLES AND FIVE PISTOLS FOUND IN KADUWELA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Nawagamuwa Police have discovered a cache of firearms hidden under a tree in the Thunandhahena area of Korathota, Kaduwela. The weapons found include: Three T-56 assault rifles... Read More


GOVT. TO PRIORITISE PC ELECTIONS AHEAD OF REFORM PROCESS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Speaking at a press briefing in Kilinochchi, Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that the government plans to introduce constitutional reforms after the Provincial Council elections... Read More


MAN DROWNS WHILE FISHING IN SEVANAGALA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- A 42-year-old man from the Mahagama Colony in Sevanagala has tragically drowned while fishing in the Haburugala Bodhiraja Lake. Police reported that the victim fell into a pit i... Read More