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OVER 2,000 COMPLAINTS TO BRIBERY COMMISSION SO FAR THIS YEAR

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has received 2,138 complaints so far this year. According to the Commission's website, 44 raids have been cond... Read More


PLANE CATCHES FIRE DURING TAKE-OFF

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- A Delta Airlines flight was forced to return to Los Angeles airport after one of the engines caught fire during take-off. Video footage shows the Boeing 767-400 aircraft during ... Read More


APPEAL PERIOD FOR 'ASWESUMA' WELFARE BENEFITS ENDS TOMORROW

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- The deadline for submitting appeals for the 'Aswesuma' welfare benefit programme is tomorrow (21). It's reported that nearly 30,000 applications have already been received for t... Read More


THREE INCLUDING TWO INFANTS DEAD IN NARAMMALA CRASH

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Three people have died and several others were injured in an accident involving a car and a bus yesterday (19). Police reported that the fatalities include two young girls and t... Read More


FOUR DEAD AFTER VAN TOPPLES OFF PRECIPICE IN MEEMURE

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Three women and a man have died after a van plunged into a precipice in Meemure. A five-year-old child and another injured individual, who were previously receiving treatment at... Read More


JOINT OPERATION IN WELLAMPITIYA: 26 ARRESTED IN ANTI-DRUG AND CRIME SWEEP

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Security forces conducted a special joint operation in the Meethotamulla area of Wellampitiya. The operation involved personnel from the Army, Air Force, Wellampitiya, Gotatuwa,... Read More


US EMBASSY BRINGS TRUMP'S WAR ON DRUGS TO SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), concluded a two-week regional training initiative focused on identifying ... Read More


ANOTHER ELEPHANT SHOT AND INJURED IN WILPATTU

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- As human-elephant conflict continues to rise, claiming numerous elephant lives this year, a new incident has drawn attention. An elephant, shot and critically injured, has been ... Read More


CLASH IN VADDUKODDAI LEAVES SEVERAL INJURED; POLICE FIRE WARNING SHOTS

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Several people were injured today in a clash between two groups in the Moolai area of Vaddukoddai. Reports indicate that police officers who arrived at the scene were subjected ... Read More


EIGHT HOSPITALISED AFTER SUSPECTED GAS POISONING IN A KANDY BEAUTY SALON

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Eight people have been hospitalised after suddenly falling unconscious inside a beauty salon located in a multi-story building on Peradeniya Road in Kandy. Our correspondent rep... Read More