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TWO POLICE SERGEANTS ARRESTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES IN AMPARA

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Two police sergeants were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today, on charges of soliciting, accepting, and aiding in a brib... Read More


TRISHAW SET ON FIRE IN KATUWANA

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- A trishaw parked at a house in the Binthenna area of Katuwana was set on fire by an unknown individual last night (20). At the time of the incident, only a woman and her three c... Read More


PRESIDENT'S FUND TO HONOUR HIGH-ACHIEVING A/L STUDENTS IN KILINOCHCHI

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- An inaugural ceremony to recognise district-level high achievers from the 2023 and 2024 GCE Advanced Level examinations will be held in Kilinochchi tomorrow (22). The event will... Read More


DUNHINDA BUS CRASH INJURY TOLL RISES TO 34

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The number of people injured in a bus crash that occurred in the Dunhinda, Badulla area has risen to 34, according to hospital sources. Three people have died. The bus had topp... Read More


THREE HOSPITALISED AFTER TRISHAW AND LORRY COLLIDE IN DAMBULLA

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Three members of the same family were hospitalised today (21) after a trishaw and a lorry collided head-on near the 58th-mile post on the Dambulla-Kandy road this morning. Polic... Read More


PAKISTANI ACTRESS AYESHA KHAN FOUND DEAD AT HOME IN KARACHI

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- Veteran Pakistani actress Ayesha Khan was discovered dead in her apartment at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 7, Karachi, nearly one week after she had passed away. She was 76 years old. ... Read More


POLICE TO REMOVE UNSAFE VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Indika Hapugoda has announced that from July 1, police will begin removing aftermarket modifications from private buses, trishaws, and ot... Read More


BUS NARROWLY AVOIDS PLUNGING DOWN PRECIPICE IN ALAGOLLA

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- A Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus narrowly escaped plunging down a precipice in the Alagolla area, after its wheel fell into a nearby drain. The incident occurred after the... Read More


SRI LANKA RECORDS 90% INCREASE IN FDIs IN Q1 2025

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has successfully increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by USD 96 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared with the same perio... Read More


SLPP SUSPENDS DEPUTY MAYOR'S PARTY MEMBERSHIP IN GALLE

Sri Lanka, June 20 -- The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has suspended the party membership of Priyantha Godagama Sahabandu, who was appointed Deputy Mayor of the Galle Municipal Council from the ... Read More