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Colombo Excise busts major duty free liquor selling racket during Govt. tax week

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- A major duty free liquor selling racket carried out in a luxury residence in Colombo was busted by the Excise Department of Sri Lanka yesterday, in line with the government tax we... Read More


Dayasiri to testify over 323 containers before CID today

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said he has been summoned by the CID to testify on the 323 containers allegedly cleared without security checks. "I have been asked appear at 1 PM today,"... Read More


Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies... Read More


Mervyn Silva indicted

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Former Minister Mervyn Silva has been indicted before the Colombo High Court in connection with a corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or ... Read More


Immigration controller, two others granted bail over passport forgery linked to Kehel Baddara Padme

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Tanuja Lakmali today (06) ordered the release on bail of the Immigration and Emigration Controller and two photographers accused of assisting in the illeg... Read More


Chandrani Bandara indicted over 2019 appointments, granted Bail

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The Colombo High Court today served an indictment on former Minister Chandrani Bandara over alleged irregular appointments made in 2019 during her tenure as Minister of Women and ... Read More


Dayasiri appears before CID

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this afternoon to provide a statement in connection with the controversial release ... Read More


Former CJ Jayantha Jayasuriya assumes duties as SL's Permanent Representative to UN

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Ambassador Jayantha Jayasuriya officially assumed duties as Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations by presenting his Letters of Credence to UN Secretary-Genera... Read More


Defence Ministry refutes MP's claim on weapons linked to Prabhakaran

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The Ministry of Defence has rejected recent allegations made in Parliament by MP Ramanathan Archuna, who claimed that a cache of weapons once belonging to former LTTE leader Velup... Read More


Man with Rs.2.2 Mn worth smuggled cigarettes arrested

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- A resident of Pannala who was in possession of a stock of smuggled cigarettes worth of Rs. 2.2 million was taken into custody by the Department of Excise today. The Excise Depar... Read More