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PM meets new Chinese Ambassador, discuss education sector cooperation

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- A discussion was held at Temple Trees with a delegation led by the newly appointed Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Sri Lanka, Wei Huaxiang. Discussions held y... Read More


Sajith compares 22nd Amendment to devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has described the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution as a major threat to democracy, likening it to the devastation caused by Cyclone ... Read More


Victim students must have confidence in measures taken against university ragging - PM

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, emphasized that universities must take the necessary measures to ensu... Read More


Suspect arrested over multiple thefts including stealing tablets from school

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Ambalangoda Police have arrested a man over several charges, including breaking into the computer unit of a school in Ambalangoda and stealing two tablet computer devices. Th... Read More


Former NTC Chairman Renuka Perera arrested by Bribery Commission

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Former Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Renuka Perera has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Th... Read More


Supreme Court rules judges liable to pay income tax

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court has decided that the Inland Revenue Department's decision to impose an Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) on judges, under the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act, i... Read More


Driver arrested over fatal Mattakkuliya crash tested positive for cannabis - Police

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Police have discovered that the driver arrested over the fatal multi-vehicle crash that killed three people in Mattakkuliya yesterday, was driving under the influence of cannabis... Read More


Man found dead under suspicious circumstances in Horana

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- A police investigation has been launched after a man was found dead under suspicious circumstances on an abandoned plot of land across the canal near Ilimba Junction in the Horan... Read More


Court office assistant arrested for allegedly soliciting Rs. 500 bribe

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- An office assistant attached to the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court has been arrested by investigating officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrupt... Read More


Court orders pre-trial conference in case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa & ex-navy chief Karannagoda

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- A case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha ... Read More