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INTERVIEWS FOR BSC (NURSING) GRADUATES TO BE HELD

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Interviews for the recruitment of Bachelor of Science (Nursing) graduates for the Nursing Placement and Coordination Course will be held on September 13th and 14th, 2025, at the... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENTS' EXPENSES EXCEED RS. 490 MILLION

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The government has disclosed that over Rs. 491 million were spent on former presidents and their widows over a period of eight and a half years. The expenditure, which covers p... Read More


QUESTIONS RAISED OVER THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ANTI-GRAFT BODY

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, Dr. Harsha de Silva, has voiced doubts over the genuine independence of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or ... Read More


LIEUTENANT COLONEL ACCUSED OF SELLING WEAPONS TO UNDERWORLD GRANTED 7 DAY DETENTION ORDER

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- A Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant Colonel, who is accused of selling firearms to notorious underworld figures 'Kehelbaddara Padme' and 'Commando Salintha', has been granted a 7-day de... Read More


BIA CUSTOMS INTERCEPT SMUGGLING OF EXOTIC SNAKES

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Sri Lanka Customs has successfully stopped an attempt to smuggle six exotic snakes at Bandaranaike International Airport (B.I.A). A Sri Lankan woman, in her early 40s, was appre... Read More


SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ISLAND

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The Department of Meteorology says a few showers can be expected in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts. ... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA RETURNS TO TANGALLE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has returned to his family residence in Tangalle. The move was announced yesterday (11) by his son, Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, in ... Read More


STATE BANK EMPLOYEES TO PROTEST

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The Ceylon Bank Employees' Union has announced they will stage a protest today (12) in Colombo. The demonstration will take place in front of the Lake House roundabout and is o... Read More


CRASHED BUS IN ELLA: OWNER SPENT MORE ON DECORATIONS THAN MAINTENANCE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- An investigation into the fatal bus accident in Ella has found that the bus owner spent more on decorative modifications than on the value of the vehicle itself. According to C... Read More


POLICE ARREST OVER 600 SUSPECTS IN NATIONWIDE OPERATIONS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Police have arrested 666 suspects in a nationwide crime and drug prevention operation conducted yesterday. The operation was carried out under the instructions of the Inspector... Read More