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Case against alleged tsunami jail breakers taken up after 21 years

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- The case against 56 prisoners who attempted to escape during the tsunami disaster that caused much havoc in the country on December 26, 2004 was taken up before Galle High Court ... Read More


Three women abused at parlour, constable caught after fall

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- A police constable was injured after a fall while attempting to flee the scene of an alleged sexual abuse at a massage parlour in Borella. Police said the suspect was one of two... Read More


SL will go bankrupt again in 2028: Sajith

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- Sri Lanka will go bankrupt again in 2028 as it has failed to maintain adequate economic growth to earn the USD 5.5 billion needed to repay loans annually from 2028, Opposition Le... Read More


Govt. explores action to recover encroached Kandy hospital lands

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- The Ministry of Health has raised concern over the large-scale encroachment of land belonging to the Kandy National Hospital, with nearly half of its property occupied by unautho... Read More


No revision in bus fares despite fuel price drop

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) today announced that bus fares will remain unchanged despite the latest reduction in fuel prices. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) ... Read More


President to open new projects in Jaffna, including International Cricket Stadium

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to open several major development projects in Jaffna today, including the commencement of construction on the long-awaited Jaffna ... Read More


Ranil thanks everyone who backed him during his arrest

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a short special statement, thanked everyone including online media channels who backed him during his recent arrest. "I thank those who... Read More


Grama Niladhari remanded for soliciting bribe

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- A Grama Niladhari officer attached to the Siyambalanduwa area was ordered to be remanded till September 12 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama. She is accused of ac... Read More


Boy dies after falling into unprotected well

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- A six-year-old boy died after falling into an unprotected well in the Pathiranegama area of Polpithigama. The victim, a resident of the Welpitiya village in Moragollagama, had b... Read More


IGP orders CID to take action over fake image

Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to launch an investigation and initiate legal action against tho... Read More