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BUDGET RECORDS NEGATIVE FOREIGN FINANCING IN FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2025

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- Sri Lanka's budget recorded negative foreign financing of Rs. 27.9 billion up to April 2025, indicating that foreign debt is being repaid on a net basis. This figure is a signifi... Read More


UDAYA GAMMANPILA VISITS CID FOR STATEMENT ON CONTAINER INVESTIGATION

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- Udaya Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (9), to provide a statement regarding the ongoing inves... Read More


GOVERNMENT ON TRACK TO MEET VEHICLE IMPORT REVENUE TARGETS

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- Financial institutions in Sri Lanka have opened Letters of Credit (LCs) worth USD 530 million this year for the importation of over 70,000 vehicles, according to the Ministry of T... Read More


SEVERAL POLICE STATION OICs TRANSFERRED

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- Several Police Station Officers-in-Charge (OICs) have received transfers. The Police Media Spokesperson's Office stated that these transfers and appointments for ten officers hav... Read More


NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION APPROVES FIVE SENIOR OFFICER TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The National Police Commission has announced the immediate transfer and appointment of five gazetted officers. Accordingly, Senior Superintendent of Police M.S. Mohanlal has been... Read More


PRISONS COMMISSIONER GENERAL SUSPENDED OVER PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY MISUSE

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The Cabinet has decided to suspend the Commissioner General of Prisons, Thushara Upuldeniya following an investigation into the misuse of Presidential Amnesty to release certain p... Read More


UDAYA GAMMANPILA LEAVES CID AFTER THREE-HOUR STATEMENT

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Udaya Gammanpila, left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this afternoon, (9) after providing a statement for nearly three hours... Read More


ATTEMPTED MURDER OF DRUG TRAFFICKER FOILED IN MATTAKKULIYA

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- An attempt to murder a suspected drug trafficker known as "Patthe Suranga" in the Mattakkuliya area has been foiled due to the vigilance of a police officer. CCTV footage from la... Read More


10-HOUR WATER CUT FOR PARTS OF GAMPAHA TOMORROW

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- A 10-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas of the Gampaha District tomorrow (10). The National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced that the disruption will occur ... Read More


TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN TAKES EFFECT TODAY

Sri Lanka, June 9 -- A new travel ban imposed by US President Donald Trump, citing various security concerns, came into effect today (9). The ban fully restricts citizens from 12 countries from enter... Read More