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SRI LANKA'S FDI INFLOWS MORE THAN DOUBLE TO US$ 507 MILLION IN FIRST HALF OF 2025

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has stated that the country has seen an increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) compared to the previous year, as a result of a sta... Read More


TWO DEAD AFTER LORRY OVERTURNS ON HOROWPOTHANA-KAHATAGASDIGILIYA ROAD

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Two people have died after a lorry went off a bridge on the Horowpothana-Kahatagasdigiliya main road, crashed into the railing, and overturned. Police stated that the victims ar... Read More


SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR PRAISES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, PROMISES MORE SUPPORT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A meeting was held this morning (28) between the Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea, Miyon Lee, and the General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Tilvin Si... Read More


DRAFTING OF NEW ANTI-TERRORISM ACT TO CONCLUDE IN SEPTEMBER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The expert committee appointed under Cabinet approval to draft the new Anti-Terrorism Act will complete its work by September, according to the committee's chairman, President's ... Read More


MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA ATTENDS BOOK LAUNCH OF 'HERDING FRANTIC CATS'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently attended the launch of the book "Herding Frantic Cats" by Sirisena Amarasekara, a former secretary to a Prime Minister and diplomat. ... Read More


RAJITHA SENARATNE TO APPEAR IN COURT TOMORROW

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The lawyer for former minister Rajitha Senaratne has informed the Colombo High Court that his client will definitely appear in court tomorrow (29), in accordance with the notice ... Read More


39-YEAR-OLD KILLED BY OWN ILLEGAL POWER LINE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A 39-year-old man from the Kovilkandura Yatimadura area in Nuwara Eliya was electrocuted after he came into contact with an illegal power line yesterday (27), according to the Th... Read More


TIPPER DRIVER REMANDED AFTER FATAL KULIYAPITIYA COLLISION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Kuliyapitiya Magistrate, Randika Lakmal Jayalath, has ordered the tipper truck driver involved in a recent fatal collision to be remanded until September 8. The collision killed... Read More


SRI LANKA LAUNCHES 'SINLLAMA,' THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST SINHALA LLM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- Researchers at the University of Moratuwa have developed and launched the country's first large-scale Sinhala-only large language model (LLM), a breakthrough in local language co... Read More


JOINT OPPOSITION FORMS LEGAL TEAM TO COMBAT POLITICAL VICTIMISATION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- A coalition of joint opposition parties has decided to create a legal team to address instances of political victimisation. The decision was made following a meeting held at the... Read More