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SLCERT issues warning over social media blackmail scam

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- An organised extortion racket of a large scale being carried out through social media and messaging platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp came to light t... Read More


Sri Lanka must compete to benefit from India's growth

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Sri Lanka's economic future will be shaped predominantly by its capacity to achieve sufficient competitiveness to engage in India's growth rather than its mere geographic proximi... Read More


SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam to appear before the CCIB

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna General Secretary, Sagara Kariyawasam, is due to appear before the Central Criminal Investigation Bureau today (10). It relates to a statement he ma... Read More


Grama Niladharis to go on sick leave today and tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Grama Niladhari officers launched a two-day sick leave trade union action today (9). Grama Niladhari Trade Union Alliance Chairman Nandana Ranasinghe says the move is over seve... Read More


Education committee focuses on teacher shortages, staffing and sector reforms

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Enhancing the professionalism of the teaching service, addressing teacher shortages, strengthening human resources in higher education institutions, and finding solutions to stru... Read More


India hosts 29 Sri Lankan gem and jewellery professionals for skills programme

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- A 29-member delegation of professionals from Sri Lanka's Gem and Jewellery sector visited India from 06 to 23 July 2026 to participate in a specialised Training and Capacity Buil... Read More


Ishara Sewwandi remanded until 21st of this month

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva ordered today (10) that Ishara Sewwandi, the suspect in the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, be remanded until the 21st of this month. Th... Read More


New mobile drug tests bus deployed

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Another fully equipped mobile clinical bus was presented to the National Transport Medical Institute by the Ministry of Health to further streamline the random drug testing progr... Read More


Sri Lanka focuses on death penalty for drug crimes

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Special attention was focused on executing the death penalty for drug-related crimes during the "Ratama Ekata" National Operations Council, as the toxic drug menace went beyond m... Read More


'Ratmalane Saima' and two others repatriated

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Three suspects arrested in Malaysia, including "Rathmalane Saima" who is a chief accomplice of organized underworld gang leader Kanjipani Imran, were brought to the island under ... Read More