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Police launch WhatsApp line to reach IGP

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The Sri Lanka Police has launched a dedicated WhatsApp number to enable the public and police officers to report crimes and other concerns directly to the Inspector General of Po... Read More


Sri Lanka approves first legal cannabis cultivation by foreign investors

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The government has granted permission to seven foreign investors to legally cultivate cannabis in Sri Lanka for the first time, under strict conditions, former Commissioner Gener... Read More


US Rights report flags extrajudicial killings, media harassment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The United States has raised serious concerns over alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, citing extrajudicial killings, custodial deaths, intimidation of journalists, and... Read More


Government targets $36bn in export earnings by 2030

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The Government has set a target of increasing Sri Lanka's export earnings to US $36 billion by 2030, with strategies and challenges discussed at the second meeting of the Export ... Read More


Major gem and jewellery exhibition planned in Ratnapura - Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- Sri Lanka's gem and jewellery industry has suffered a significant downturn over the past two years, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysing... Read More


Probe into incorrect data provided to PM on 'Chichi's Rocket'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe has announced an investigation into the inaccurate information supplied to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya regarding the Supreme SAT project, wid... Read More


NIMH Deputy Director arrested over bribe

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today arrested Dr. Nayanajith Hemantha Ranasinghe, Acting Deputy Director of the National Institute of... Read More


NPP government will complete full term, seek next mandate: Bimal Rathnayake

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake assured that the National People's Power (NPP) government will not collapse and will remain in power till ... Read More


Priyantha Weerasuriya appointed as new IGP

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya, as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). ... Read More


Former Prison Health Services Deputy Director remanded

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- Former Deputy Director of Prison Health Services, Dr. Hemanta Ranasinghe was today ordered to be remanded till August 19 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake. He w... Read More