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PM clarifies MPs not barred from school visits

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has clarified in Parliament that there is no restriction preventing local Members of Parliament from attending school events. MP Hesha Withanag... Read More


Probe into child's death at LRH referred to Attorney General

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Liyan Warushavithana today (11) that the case regarding the death of three-year-old child Amadi ... Read More


Court directs probe into Ports Authority tender scam

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (11) ordered investigators to conduct a full inquiry and submit a report to court over allegations of fraud involving near... Read More


Probe initiated over alleged online harm to police reputation

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- The Central Criminal Investigation Department has informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama that an investigation has been launched into written content circulating ... Read More


Writ petition by Suresh Sallay postponed to July 10

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- The Court of Appeal today (11) postponed further consideration of a writ petition filed by former State Intelligence Service Director Suresh Salley until July 10. Salley had sou... Read More


Investigation into Central Bank impersonation scam ordered

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama has ordered the launch of an investigation and submission of a report to court regarding a fraud case in which Rs. 5,479,390 was... Read More


National dengue campaign covered 97,871 locations

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- The Ministry of Health states that out of a total of 97,871 premises inspected during the three-day national dengue mosquito control programme conducted by the National Dengue Co... Read More


'Hold night class if you want to teach,' says NPP MP Nipun Arachchi tells Opposition

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Nipun Arachchi says that if there is anything the Opposition can teach the NPP, they should hold a "night class," and that ruli... Read More


MP Chanaka raises concern on alleged foreign remittance scam

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- Parliamentarian D. V. Chanaka says that a large amount of foreign remittances sent by Sri Lankan workers in Israel have gone missing for the past two months following a suspected... Read More


Police war heroes killed in the East commemorated

Sri Lanka, June 11 -- A commemoration ceremony was held today (11) at the police memorial near the Ampara Police Superintendent's Office to honour police war heroes, marking 36 years since unarmed pol... Read More