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Ex-Ministers Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando join Welikada's general inmates

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- Former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, who were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court on Wednesday (29), have been placed in a common... Read More


Ex-Minister Duminda Dissanayake further remanded

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake has been further remanded until June 5 in relation to the case filed over the discovery of a firearm from an apartment complex in Havelock Town... Read More


Mahindananda sentenced to 20 years RI; Nalin Fernando gets25yearsRI

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to 20 years and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment, a... Read More


Body of male found floating in Olupattawa Lake

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- A body of a male has been found floating in Olupattawa Lake in Siyabalagoda, Kahathuduwa, police said. The man is believed to be over 50 years old. Based on a tip-off received t... Read More


Shooting incident reported in Panadura, one injured

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- An individual has sustained injuries in a shooting incident reported in Wekada, Panadura at around 10:00 a.m., police said. Two individuals who arrived on a motorcycle opened fir... Read More


No data lost or harmed in cyberattack on info system: Pensions Dept

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Department of Pensions has stated that no data was damaged or lost in the recent cyberattack on its information systems. In an official statement, the department assured the ... Read More


China eyes more investments in Sri Lanka due to current transparent governance: Chinese Minister

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Wang Wentao, who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, has met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this a... Read More


Asian Athletics Championships: Sri Lanka clinches Bronze in Women's 400m Relay

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Sri Lanka has secured a bronze medal in the Women's 4x400m Relay at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships, held in Gumi, South Korea. The national relay team clocked an impressi... Read More


Civil Aviation employees withdraw from overtime duties

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Association of Civil Aviation Employees has resorted to trade union action from midnight yesterday (28), in protest over issues related to their overtime (OT) payments. The a... Read More


Draft Bill gazetted to establish Gambling Regulatory Authority

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The draft bill to establish a Gambling Regulatory Authority has been gazetted under the directives of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Financ... Read More