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President meets UAE investment leader during official visit

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, CEO of Master Investment Group an... Read More


New investigative divisions to be established to enhance CID efficiency

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- To improve the efficiency of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), it has been decided to establish a Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), an Illegal Assets Inv... Read More


Kidney removal case of three-year-old to be recalled

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the case regarding the removal of a kidney from a three-year-old child at the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital to be recalled on the 2... Read More


Travel ban imposed on Daisy Forest, grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Kaduwela Magistrate's Court has issued a travel ban on Daisy Forest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa. The ban is in connection with a Rs. 59 million joint account held... Read More


No power cuts tomorrow, schedule revised for today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced that there will be no power cuts tomorrow (12). Additionally, the timings of today's (11) scheduled power cuts have been revised. Cl... Read More


Tragic bus accident in Kurunegala due to excessive speed

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- Police Media Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police Buddhika Manatunga, stated that investigations have revealed excessive speed as the cause of the fatal bus accident in ... Read More


Fire breaks out in Peradeniya forest

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- A fire has broken out in a forest near 9th mile post on the Galaha Road in Peradeniya. Police reported that the fire started at around 7:05 pm today (10). The Kandy Forest Depar... Read More


SDIG Asanka Karawita appointed head of CID and FCID

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Asanka Karawita has been appointed as the SDIG in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Financial Crimes ... Read More


17 local vehicle assembly plants and 78 vehicle component manufacturing industries

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- Deputy Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe stated that Sri Lanka's local vehicle assembly industry has undergone a significant transformation i... Read More


India seals series with Rohit's blistering century in Cuttack

Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- India 308 for 6 (Rohit 119, Gill 60, Iyer 44, Axar 41*) beat England 304 (Root 69, Duckett 65, Jadeja 3-35) by four wickets India secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI ser... Read More