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Police Constable arrested for soliciting Rs. 1,500 bribe

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- A Police Constable attached to the Arachchikattuwa Police Station has been arrested on bribery charges after demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 1,500. The arrest was made b... Read More


'This is Sri Lanka's problem. The state will always defend itself' - Shanakiyan

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- "I don't see any action being taken over Batalanda commission report" - Shanakiyan claims even some JVPers opposed tabling report pic.twitter.com/dSxsnFlfUp TNA parliamentarian... Read More


Ambalangoda shooting: Victim was a police informant?

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Police suspect that the shooting of a 45-year-old individual in Ambalangoda last night (14) had been carried out due to suspicions that he was informing authorities about illega... Read More


EU delegation to visit Sri Lanka to assess GSP+

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- A delegation of European Union (EU) representatives is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week to assess the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) tax concessions gr... Read More


Gary Anandasangaree appointed Canada's Minister of Justice

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Sri Lankan-born Gary Anandasangaree has been sworn in as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, as well as the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northe... Read More


Sri Lanka to establish Action Task Force to address US tariff challenges - Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath informed Parliament today (15) that an action task force will be established to address the challenges posed by the evolving global t... Read More


Excise duty increase on cigarettes approved after CoPF review

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Officials from the Ministry of Finance presented the steps taken to increase excise duty on cigarettes before the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) under the Order under Sectio... Read More


Live grenade recovered from A'pura sexual assault suspect's house

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Police have recovered a live grenade from the house of the suspect arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. A jo... Read More


Parliament to debate 'Batalanda' Commission report, presidential committee to be appointed

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake said that steps will be taken to forward the 'Batalanda' Commission report to the Attorney General and appoint a Presidential Commi... Read More


'Batalanda' Commission report tabled in Parliament: calls for justice, accountability

Sri Lanka, March 14 -- The 'Batalanda' Commission report was presented to the Parliament this morning (14) by Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake. The Concluding Observation Notes of the 15... Read More