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COPE RECOMMENDS INDEPENDENT PROBE INTO SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has recommended the appointment of an independent investigation committee to thoroughly examine all allegations of corruption and irregu... Read More


COASTAL LINE TRAIN SERVICES NORMALISE

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- Train services on the coastal line are now operating as normal, according to Dhammika Jayasundara, the General Manager of Railways. He made this statement to Hiru News, addressin... Read More


BUS CONDUCTOR ASSAULTED AFTER CONFRONTING HARASSERS ON BOARD

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- A bus conductor has been assaulted with sticks and injured, after he intervened to stop 2 youths from sexually harassing several young women, including a mother and daughter, on a... Read More


SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN ANURADHAPURA CLOSED FOR NATIONAL POSON WEEK

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- 12 schools in and around Anuradhapura city and Mihintale will be closed from today until the 12th of June, for the National Poson Week. The North Central Provincial Education Dep... Read More


SAMANTHA FERNANDO HONORED AND REWARDED FOR AVERTING DEADLY TRAIN COLLISION

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- No good deed goes unnoticed, as Samantha Fernando, a resident of Modara, Moratuwa, has received special recognition from the Chairman of Hiru Media Network, Mr. Rayynor Silva, for... Read More


FATAL ACCIDENT IN KULIYAPITIYA CLAIMS YOUNG LIFE

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- A horrific accident has occurred in the Kanadulla area on the Kuliyapitiya-Madampe road. Reports indicate that a van collided with a motorcycle, pushing the motorcycle forward int... Read More


SUSPECTS IN 'KEHEL BADDARA PADME' PASSPORT FORGERY CASE RELEASED ON BAIL

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the release on bail of an Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration and two other suspects. They were previou... Read More


FORMER NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD DIRECTOR FURTHER REMANDED

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Former National Lottery Board Director, Thusitha Halloluwa, has been further remanded until the 13th of June by the Fort Magistrate's Court. This remand order is in connection wi... Read More


POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR COMMITS SUICIDE AT MAHIYANGANA POLICE STATION

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- A Police Sub-Inspector serving at the Mahiyangana Police Station committed suicide this morning, the 6th of June, by shooting himself in the neck with a T56 firearm inside a room ... Read More


SRILANKAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN INDONESIA

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- A SriLankan Airlines flight, UL 306, carrying nearly 200 passengers, made an emergency landing at Madena Airport in Sumatra, Indonesia, due to a technical fault. The aircraft had... Read More