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Supreme Court suspends recent gazette on Northern Province land

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Supreme Court today issued an interim order suspending the operation of the Gazette notification issued in respect of 5,941 acres of lands in the Northern Province. The gov... Read More


Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an... Read More


Bus crashes in Kantale after driver suffers heart attack

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- A private bus crashed in Kantale town after the driver reportedly suffered a sudden heart attack, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and collide with an electricity pole, a... Read More


Former CFHC Chairman granted bail

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC) in 2012, Upali Liyanage, was released on bail today after being arrested by the Commission to Investigate Alleg... Read More


2,500 illegal constructions along Sri Lanka's coastline

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Department of Coastal Conservation and Coastal Resources Management has identified approximately 2,500 unauthorised constructions along Sri Lanka's coastal belt. Director Ge... Read More


Sri Lanka announces squad for Bangladesh ODI series

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh, scheduled for July 2... Read More


Customs thwarts Indian smuggling Rs. 21.3 Mn worth Kush at BIA

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- An Indian national trying to enter the country with Kush worth over Rs.21.3 million was intercepted by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport last night. A... Read More


Safety belts to be made compulsory for passenger bus drivers from July 1: NTC

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The government has planned to make safety belts compulsory for drivers of all passnger buses including Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) from July 1, National Tranport Board Chair... Read More


Hundreds of vehicles stranded as Sri Lanka Customs enforces decade-old import rule

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Hundreds of vehicles are stranded at the port, with hundreds more on the way, after Sri Lanka Customs abruptly halted the clearance of vehicles imported under cross-border Letter... Read More


SL must go well beyond IMF programme: Prof. Sally

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Sri Lanka could miss a once-in-a-generation opportunity to plug into the fast-growing supply chains of southern India - that is unless the island nation pushes through market-ope... Read More