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Special traffic plan for Kandy Esala Perahera from tomorrow

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Sri Lanka Police will implement a special traffic and security plan from tomorrow (18) in view of the annual Kandy Esala Perahera. Police Media Spokesman Assistant Superintend... Read More


Hirunika Premachandra case deferred to November 2

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- A case filed against former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and several other female defendants over allegations of obstructing roads and interfering with police duties duri... Read More


Grama Niladhari officers call off trade union action

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Grama Niladhari officers have decided to end the trade union action launched over several demands, following discussions held today (17) with Minister of Public Administration Pro... Read More


Search continues for missing navy personnel following fast attack craft accident

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Search and rescue operations are continuing today (17) for the third consecutive day to locate the Sri Lanka Navy personnel who went missing following the Dvora vessel of the Navy... Read More


2019 Easter Sunday Terror Case: Defendants begin presenting their defense

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Defendants in a case involving more than 23,000 charges, including allegations of conspiring in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, have commenced presenting... Read More


90-day detention order on notorious drug trafficker Shiran Basik

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- The Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has obtained a 90-day detention order to further interrogate notorious drug trafficker Shiran Basik following his deportation to Sri... Read More


Four bank managers arrested over US$1bn outflow in import scam

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Four managers of four private commercial banks have been arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) in connection with investigations into an incident w... Read More


Two children rescued after jet ski accident at Gregory Lake

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Two children have been rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy personnel after a jet ski overturned at Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya. Personnel from the Navy's Rapid Response Rescue and ... Read More


IRD has achieved over 60% of 2026 tax revenue target - Official

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- The Commissioner of Tax Policy and Law at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Nandana Kumar, says that around 61% of the Rs. 2,402 billion tax revenue target given to the departm... Read More


Paddy Marketing Board purchases 33,666 metric tons of paddy so far

Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) has purchased a total of 33,666 metric tons of paddy so far under its ongoing paddy procurement programme, PMB Chairman Manjula Pinnalanda said. ... Read More