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Alleged AI-edited video targeting Vijitha Herath: CID complaint lodged

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- A complaint has been filed with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against a prominent Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) youth activist over an alleged AI-manipulated video a... Read More


WhatsApp hacking wave hits Sri Lanka: many targeted in OTP scam spree

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A sharp rise in WhatsApp account hacking has alarmed digital security authorities in Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) reporting 64 complai... Read More


Three National Hospitals run without Directors

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Three major national hospitals in Sri Lanka have been operating without permanent directors for more than six months, health sector sources said. The affected institutions are t... Read More


Elderly man beaten to death over a stolen chocolate

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A 67-year-old man with a fondness for chocolates was brutally assaulted to death in Peradeniya after allegedly stealing a small slab of chocolate from a shop. Police said two me... Read More


President suspends Mannar Wind Power Projects amid local concerns

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered the temporary suspension of two proposed wind power plants in the Mannar area a 20 MW facility and a 50 MW project despite tenders ... Read More


Bribery Commission arrests SSP Satish Gamage

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Satish Gamage, has been arrested by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations... Read More


Over 5,000 T56 cartridges unearthed from Getalawa canal bed

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Galenbindunuwewa Police have recovered a cache of ammunition from the bed of the Getalawa Canal during a search operation launched following public information. The stock compri... Read More


Army donates laptops to university students

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Directorate of Welfare of the Sri Lanka Army conducted a special donation programme at Army headquarters to provide laptops to government university students who are children... Read More


400 containers of salt stuck at port

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Sri Lanka Salt Producers Association (SLSPA) has urged the government to enforce the country's packaging law on Indian salt packets currently distributed locally and to immed... Read More


Major renovations begin at Parliament after 42 years

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Large-scale renovations of the Parliament of Sri Lanka have commenced for the first time in more than four decades, under the guidance of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne and wit... Read More