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Suresh Sallay claims detention cell "like hell," maintains hunger strike

Srilanka, June 18 -- Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, who is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and r... Read More


Special dengue control programme at schools today

Srilanka, June 18 -- Dengue prevention activities are scheduled to be carried out today (18) across school premises and other educational institutions as part of the ongoing National Dengue Control We... Read More


School teacher killed in bus accident on Jaffna-Kandy main road

Srilanka, June 18 -- A 56-year-old school teacher has been killed in a road accident involving a bus and a motorcycle in Poonewa along the Jaffna-Kandy main road, police stated. The accident had occu... Read More


Sri Lankan Rupee marginally strengthens against US Dollar

Srilanka, June 18 -- The Sri Lankan Rupee, which had been depreciating against the US dollar, has marginally strengthened today (18), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). According t... Read More


New insurance schemes introduced for Agricultural sector

Srilanka, June 18 -- The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has expanded its crop insurance programmes to provide farmers with greater protection against natural disasters and climate-related r... Read More


Badulla- Nanu Oya train services to resume on Saturday

Srilanka, June 18 -- Train services between Badulla and Nanu Oya will resume on Saturday (20) following the completion of restoration work on a landslide-affected section of the upcountry railway line... Read More


Sugeeshwara Bandara arrested

Srilanka, June 18 -- A former private secretary of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sugeeshwara Bandara has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB). Sugeeshwara Bandara ... Read More


Court postpones hearing of Nalin Fernando's petition in 'Carrom Boards' case

Srilanka, June 18 -- The Court of Appeal today (18) has postponed further consideration of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin Fernando, who is currently serving a prison sentence, seeking the d... Read More


UNP presses Govt. to secure FBI evidence on 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks

Srilanka, June 18 -- The United National Party (UNP) has called on the government to obtain all material related to the United States investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, stating that th... Read More


Yoshitha Rajapaksa released on bail

Srilanka, June 17 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission this morning (17). He was ordered released on three per... Read More