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PRESIDENT URGES PUBLIC SERVANT REFORM

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (5) reiterated his call for a transformation among public servants, stating that they too must change, just as the political authority has... Read More


FISH PRICES SOAR AMIDST BAD WEATHER

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Fish prices in local markets are currently experiencing a significant surge, with traders attributing the increase to the recent adverse weather conditions that have prevented fis... Read More


MOTHER OF THREE JAILED FOR SEVEN YEARS FOR ATTEMPTING TO SELL NEWBORN

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- A 46-year-old mother of three was today (5), sentenced to seven years in prison with hard labour by the Colombo High Court for attempting to sell a two-day-old baby for Rs. 75,000... Read More


THREE REMANDED OVER ILLEGAL PASSPORTS FOR 'KEHELBADHDHARA PADME'

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Three, including an Assistant Controller of Immigration and Emigration, who were remanded in connection with the issuance of passports to alleged underworld leader and drug traffi... Read More


TRAVEL BAN IMPOSED ON UDAYA GAMMANPILA REMOVED

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Colombo High Court has today (5), ordered the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to lift the travel ban imposed on former Minister Udaya Gammanpila. Gammanpila was prev... Read More


148 SRI LANKANS LEAVE FOR WORK IN ISRAEL

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) announced that 148 Sri Lankans departed the country yesterday (4) for jobs in Israel's construction sector. This latest group b... Read More


FOUR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS REMANDED OVER COLLEGE-MATE'S SUICIDE ATTEMPT

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Four students from the Kuliyapitiya Technical College have been remanded until June 16, over a first-year female student's attempt to take her own life by jumping into a lake. Th... Read More


ILLEGAL LIQUOR FACTORY BUSTED IN JA-ELA

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Central Anti-Corruption Task Force has uncovered what it called the country's largest illegal liquor operation during a raid in the Othekele area, Ja-Ela. The factory was all... Read More


NEW SRILANKAN AIRLINES AIRBUS A330-200 LANDS AFTER SPECIAL FLY-PAST

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The newly acquired SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-200 aircraft, registered as 4R-ALT, has landed at Bandaranaike International Airport after a special fly-past following its arriv... Read More


NEW NATIONAL EDUCATION DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED NEXT YEAR

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Ministry of Higher Education has announced plans to create a National Education Data Management System starting next year. This initiative, carried out with the support of th... Read More