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Children vulnerable in many schools due to low-quality buildings: MP

Colombo, March 10 -- Children in many schools are vulnerable to disasters due to the poor quality of buildings, a government MP told Parliament today. "There are low-quality buildings in ten schools... Read More


Showers above 75mm on the cards, strong winds forecast

Colombo, March 10 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather advisory predicting showers across multiple regions of the country, with fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 75mm expected in severa... Read More


Police Commission approves transfer of 9 SSPs and 28 OICs

Srilanka, March 9 -- Nine Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP), including the director of the Bribery Commission and 28 Police OICs, have been transferred with immediate effect. Police said the tra... Read More


57 Independent group, 18 parties pay deposits for Local Elections

Srilanka, March 9 -- A total of 57 independent groups and 18 political parties have paid their deposits for the upcoming local government elections, according to the Election Commission. Deposits for... Read More


Deal between Anura, Tiran prevents Deshabandu's arrest: Champika

Srilanka, March 9 -- Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka alleged that a deal between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and former Minister Tiran Alles has prevented the arrest of former IGP Desh... Read More


Assets to be seized if IGP Tennakoon evades court: Deputy Minister

Srilanka, March 9 -- Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala said that if Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon continues to evade court proceedings, his movable and immovab... Read More


Kuwait to deport beggars, penalise sponsors

Srilanka, March 9 -- Kuwait plans to deport expatriates caught begging during Ramadan amid a crackdown on the unlawful practice. The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of 11 male and ... Read More


Sri Lankan cricketer arrested for trespassing, attempted assault

Srilanka, March 9 -- Sri Lankan cricketer Ashen Bandara was arrested for trespassing and attempting to assault a person at a house in Kolamunna, Piliyandala. According to police, Bandara was arrested... Read More


Public urged to be vigilant against AI-generated videos misusing CBSL Governor's image

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has advised the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent artificial intelligence (AI)-generated videos, misusing the image of the CBSL Go... Read More


Japan first among Sri Lanka's OCC bilateral creditors to ink restructure agreements

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Japan yesterday became the first bilateral creditor among the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) to restructure Sri Lanka's bilateral external debt worth US $ 2.5 billion and unlo... Read More