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India and Sri Lanka to further enhance defence and security cooperation

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Indian Defence Secretary Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, leading a high-level delegation, held separate meetings today (Jun 05) with Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Defence Major General (... Read More


Former GM of Land Reclamation Corp arrested

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The former General Manager of the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation (SLLRDC), Mallika Kumari Senadheera, has been arrested by the Bribery Commission. She has b... Read More


Shasheendra Rajapaksa leaves Bribery Commission after recording statement

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa has left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), a short while ago, after giving a statement for n... Read More


Overseas travel ban on Udaya Gammanpila lifted

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Colombo High Court today (June 5) ordered the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to take steps to lift the overseas travel ban imposed on former Minister Udaya Gammanpil... Read More


Mother of three sentenced to 7 years RI over attempt to sell newborn baby

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Colombo High Court has sentenced a 46-year-old mother of three to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after she was found guilty of attempting to sell a two-day-old infant fo... Read More


PM Harini calls for collective efforts to halt plastic pollution in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has emphasized that through the collective efforts of the government and the citizenry in the 'Clean Sri Lanka' initiative, the destruction of th... Read More


Supplementary Medical Professionals to launch strike tomorrow

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) has announced that it will commence a strike tomorrow (June 5), citing several unresolved demands, including is... Read More


No decision taken to discontinue Grade 5 Scholarship Exam - PM Harini

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- No decision has been taken to discontinue the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination for now, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated. She made this assertion in response to a ... Read More


Australia formally hands over Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft to Sri Lanka Air Force

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Australia has formally handed over the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). The aircraft was inspected by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister... Read More


SriLankan Airlines' new Airbus A330-200 aircraft arrives in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The newly acquired Airbus A330-200 widebody aircraft by SriLankan Airlines entered Sri Lanka's airspace a short while ago. The A330-200 aircraft landed at the Bandaranaike Intern... Read More