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CLEAN SRI LANKA LAUNCHES ROAD SAFETY PROGRAM

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- A new initiative under "Clean Sri Lanka" has commenced, aiming to reduce road accidents by enhancing public knowledge and attitudes towards road safety. The programme focuses on... Read More


FARMER ORGANISATIONS WARN OF IMPENDING RICE SHORTAGES AND DATA GAPS

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Farmer organisations are warning of a potential shortage in other rice varieties by September, in addition to the current Keeri Samba shortage. They accuse the government of lac... Read More


NPP DOMINATES LOCAL COUNCILS POST-ELECTIONS; OTHER PARTIES FORM ALLIANCES

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Following the recent local government elections, the National People's Power (NPP) has significantly expanded its control, now leading 213 local government bodies across Sri Lank... Read More


FORMER SRILANKAN AIRLINES CHAIRMAN REMANDED

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Nishantha Wickramasinghe, the former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, has been remanded until July 1. He was arrested today (27) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of B... Read More


MISSING WELIGAMA PRADESHIYA SABHA MEMBERS FOUND

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The two missing Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha members representing the National People's Power (NPP), Ajith Priyantha and Kamani Alwis, have been found at Unawatuna beach in Galle. ... Read More


FUEL BOWSER OVERTURNS IN KILINOCHCHI

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- A significant amount of fuel spilled earlier today (27) after a fuel bowser overturned in Kudamurutti on the Kilinochchi-Pooneryn road. According to our correspondent, the incid... Read More


FORMER FISHERIES HARBOURS CORPORATION CHAIRMAN GRANTED BAIL

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbours Corporation, Upali Liyanage, arrested by the Bribery Commission on a corruption charge, has been granted bail by the Colombo Magi... Read More


JAPAN EXECUTES 'TWITTER KILLER'

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, ... Read More


FORMER CEYLON FISHERIES HARBOURS CORPORATION CHAIRMAN ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbours Corporation, Upali Liyanage, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). T... Read More


FORMER SRILANKAN AIRLINES CHAIRMAN ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickramasinghe, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption today (27). The arrest was ma... Read More