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EXCISE DEPARTMENT EXCEEDS REVENUE TARGET IN FIRST HALF OF 2025

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- The Excise Department has generated a revenue of Rs.120.5 billion within the first six months of this year. This represents a 102.6% achievement, surpassing the target set by the... Read More


'HARAK KATA' TRANSFERRED TO COLOMBO NATIONAL HOSPITAL WITH CHIKUNGUNYA

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- Alleged underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka, also known as 'Harak Kata', currently in remand custody, has been transferred to the Colombo National Hospital. He is receiving treatme... Read More


VAT REFUND COUNTER OPENS AT BIA FOR TOURISTS

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- The Department of Inland Revenue yesterday (4) opened a Value Added Tax (VAT) refund counter at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for tourists. The facility was inaugurate... Read More


SRI LANKA ACTIVATES NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTORS AT NAVAL BASES

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- Sri Lanka has commenced receiving data from five nuclear radiation detectors recently installed at naval bases across the island. Prageeth Kadadunna, Director of the Inspection a... Read More


OVER 300 ARRESTED IN A MAJOR SECURITY OPERATION

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- A special search operation conducted by the police, Police Special Task Force, army, and navy yesterday (4) night in the Kandana, Ja-Ela, Wattala, and Ragama areas resulted in the... Read More


MAJOR RAIL INCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED NEAR RAGAMA

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- A train travelling from Chilaw to Colombo Fort narrowly avoided a major incident after encountering a critical signal malfunction near Ragama Railway Station. The Railway Control... Read More


TROOPS DEPLOYED TO RAGAMA, KANDANA, AND WATTALA AFTER SHOOTINGS

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- The army and police were suddenly deployed to the Ragama, Kandana, and Wattala areas yesterday (4) night. This deployment follows shooting incidents in Ragama and Kandana on July... Read More


TWO MORE ARRESTED IN BORELLA SHOOTING

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) and Borella Police have launched investigations into the shooting incident where a local individual in the Halgahakumbura area of Borella was sho... Read More


BRIBERY COMMISSION DG EMPHASISES ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC SERVICE

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- Even if an individual does not personally benefit, causing a loss to the government constitutes an act of corruption, says Ranga Dissanayake, the Director General of the Commissio... Read More


SHOWERS AND WIND EXPECTED ACROSS SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, July 4 -- Several spells of light showers will occur today (4) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts. Showers or t... Read More