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CID INVESTIGATES STATEMENTS BY MPS JAYASEKARA AND GAMMANPILA ON CUSTOMS CONTAINER RELEASE

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (3), informed Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura that it has initiated investigations into statements made by MP Dayasiri Jayasek... Read More


TRAIN DELAYS ON UPCOUNTRY LINE AFTER LORRY OVERTURNS

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Railway Department says all trains from Colombo to Badulla on the Upcountry Railway Line will be delayed after a lorry overturned on the tracks near Bandarawela Railway Statio... Read More


PRESIDENT DISSANAYAKE MEETS THE AUSTRALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- President Anura Kumara Disanayake held discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia Richard Marles at the Presidential Secretariat this morning... Read More


W.R.N.R. PREMACHANDRA APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Cabinet has approved the immediate appointment of Eng. W.R.N.R. Premachandra, currently serving as Additional Secretary (Technical) at the Ministry of Defence, as the new Dire... Read More


SRI LANKA TRIPOSHA LIMITED TO IMPORT MAIZE FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to issue a permit to the Sri Lanka Triposha Limited Company to import 18,000 metric tons of maize, to ensure the continuous produc... Read More


CASE AGAINST RAJITHA SENARATNE OVER MODARA FISHERIES HARBOUR LEASE RE-CALLED

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Colombo High Court has ordered the recall of the case filed against former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and three other defendants, alleging that they caused a loss to the gover... Read More


NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY BOARD'S TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE RESTORED

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team has announced that the National Water Supply and Drainage Board's SMS service (Short Message Service), which was targeted by a cybe... Read More


HATTON-NUWARA ELIYA ROAD RESTRICTED TO ONE LANE DUE TO LANDSLIDE RISK

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Traffic along a 300-metre stretch of the Hatton-Nuwara Eliya main road in Nanu Oya has been restricted to one lane due to a landslide risk. This restriction was imposed earlier t... Read More


DOZENS OF HATTON BUSES BANNED OVER SAFETY VIOLATIONS

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- 34 buses operating from the Hatton bus stand have been banned, following a spot inspection conducted yesterday. The directive comes from the Nuwara Eliya District Chief Motor Veh... Read More


NATIONWIDE TAXPAYER AWARENESS PROGRAMME BEGINS

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A special nationwide programme to educate taxpayers was launched today (3), by the Department of Inland Revenue. This initiative coincides with the government's National Tax Week... Read More