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23/10/2024

U.S. Embassy issues urgent advisory: Avoid Arugam Bay due to credible attack threat
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U.S. Embassy issues urgent advisory: Avoid Arugam Bay due to credible attack threat The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has strongly advised its citizens to avoid the Arugam Bay area until further notice. This warning comes in response to credible information indicating a potential attack targeting popular....

10/10/2024

Court Freezes Anupa Pasqual’s Bank Accounts Amid Corruption Probe
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Court Freezes Anupa Pasqual’s Bank Accounts Amid Corruption Probe The Colombo High Court has ordered the freezing of several bank accounts owned by former MP Anupa Pasqual as part of an ongoing investigation under the Anti-Corruption Act. Two of the former MP's bank accounts, held at the Koggala a...

10/10/2024

Indictments Filed Against Cabraal Over Greek Bond Losses
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Indictments Filed Against Cabraal Over Greek Bond Losses Indictments have been filed against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and three other defendants, accusing them of causing financial losses to Sri Lanka through investments in Greek treasury bonds in 2012. The defendants allege...

09/10/2024

Bimal Rathnayake Refutes Claims of NPP Restricting Candidates from Seeking Preferential Votes
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Bimal Rathnayake Refutes Claims of NPP Restricting Candidates from Seeking Preferential Votes Senior National People’s Power (NPP) member Bimal Rathnayake has denied media reports suggesting that NPP candidates have been barred from seeking preferential votes. Speaking to NewsWire, Rathnayake clar...

08/10/2024

Teen 'su***des' Rrported at Altair and Lotus Tower Linked: Police
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Teen ‘su***des’ Rrported at Altair and Lotus Tower Linked: Police Recent investigations have revealed that a 16-year-old girl who tragically died at the Colombo Lotus Tower did so by su***de, a case linked to the earlier deaths of two classmates. The girl, a grade 11 student from Colpetty, had v...

07/10/2024

Teenager Falls to Death from Lotus Tower
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Teenager Falls to Death from Lotus Tower A tragic incident unfolded today as a girl from an international school fell to her death from the observation deck of the Colombo Lotus Tower. Police confirmed the fall occurred this afternoon and are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the...

07/10/2024

Pravir Samarasinghe Appointed Chairman of Hilton Hotel Owning Company
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Pravir Samarasinghe Appointed Chairman of Hilton Hotel Owning Company Pravir D. Samarasinghe, a leading business figure, has been appointed as the Chairman of Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd., the owning company of Hilton Colombo. Samarasinghe is also the Group CEO and Director of Overseas Realty (Ceyl...

05/10/2024

Breaking: Suresh Sallay removed from SIS
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Breaking: Suresh Sallay removed from SIS Major General Suresh Sallay has been removed from the post of Chief of the State Intelligence Service (SIS). The National Police Commission has recommend to appoint SDIG Dhammika Priyantha to fill the vacancy. Sallay's role in Easter Sunday terror attacks in....

03/10/2024

IMF Delegation Engages with President to Discuss Economic Reforms
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IMF Delegation Engages with President to Discuss Economic Reforms A high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Director Krishna Srinivasan, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo today. The visit, from October 2 to 4, aimed to discuss the progress of the...

03/10/2024

Green Light from EC for Fertiliser Subsidy for Paddy Farmers
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Green Light from EC for Fertiliser Subsidy for Paddy Farmers The Election Commission (EC) has expressed no objections to a Rs. 25,000 fertiliser subsidy for paddy farmers. Commissioner Saman Sri Ratnayake clarified that this initiative, initially proposed by the previous government but retracted ove...

03/10/2024

Court Sets Hearing Date for Bribery Case Against Keheliya
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Court Sets Hearing Date for Bribery Case Against Keheliya The Colombo High Court has scheduled a hearing for November 29 in the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and former Chairman of the Sta...

03/10/2024

LG Elections to Follow General Election: EC
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LG Elections to Follow General Election: EC The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced plans to hold Local Government Elections in accordance with a Supreme Court order, following the conclusion of the upcoming General Election. In a statement, the Commission affirmed its respect for the Sup...

01/10/2024

Breaking: Evaluation of Grade 5 Scholarship Exam Answer Sheets Suspended
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Breaking: Evaluation of Grade 5 Scholarship Exam Answer Sheets Suspended The evaluation of Grade 5 Scholarship examination answer sheets has been suspended for two weeks, following orders from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the President's Media Division (PMD) announced. The President issued th...

01/10/2024

Nilusha Balasuriya Appointed Acting Immigration Controller
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Nilusha Balasuriya Appointed Acting Immigration Controller B.M.D. Nilusha Balasuriya, Additional Secretary of the Public Security Ministry, has been appointed Acting Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Vijitha Herath said. Speaking at the Cabinet media bri...

30/09/2024

The Unseen Toll of Mental Health in Rural Women
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The Unseen Toll of Mental Health in Rural Women BY Methmalie Dissanayake When Sri Lanka began to experience severe fuel shortages, gas shortages, and long lines at filling stations in 2022, many rural villagers like Shanthi* initially felt a slight difference in their daily lives. Living in a remote...

30/09/2024

Police Issue Warning Against Sharing OTPs
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Police Issue Warning Against Sharing OTPs The Police Media Spokesperson has issued a stern warning to the public, urging them not to share One-Time Passwords (OTPs) provided by banks under any circumstances. This caution follows a surge in financial scams, where individuals have been tricked into re...

26/09/2024

Breaking: Another Decision of Ranil and Tiran Reversed
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Breaking: Another Decision of Ranil and Tiran Reversed In a significant development, the Court of Appeal has issued an interim order suspending the implementation of a recent Cabinet decision to procure 750,000 N-series passports from two selected companies. This initiative aimed at providing 5 mill...

26/09/2024

Breaking: Online Visa Now Available Under Previous System
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Breaking: Online Visa Now Available Under Previous System Minister of Public Security Vijitha Herath addressed the recent visa issues, stating that the government has taken swift action to resolve the challenges faced in obtaining visas over the past 24 hours. Starting from midnight today (26), all....

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Further efforts to postpone elections will lead to an unprecedented People's Movement

Further efforts to postpone elections will lead to an unprecedented People's Movement 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ පොදුජන මැයි රැලිය සජීව විකාශය 2024

Let us collectively daydream about future SL

Let us collectively daydream about future SL 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

indian companies are taking over our airports

indian companies are taking over our airports 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

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President Ranil’s heated foreign media interview

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we call upon you to withdraw these laws immediately

we call upon you to withdraw these laws immediately 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

Danushka speaks to media for the first time after trial verdict

Danushka speaks to media for the first time after trial verdict 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

You have to get up and stop this

You have to get up and stop this 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

President Unveils Plans to Establish Sri Lanka’s First Non-Government Medical Faculty

President Wickremesinghe Unveils Plans to Establish Sri Lanka’s First Non-Government Medical Faculty 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 - https://bit.ly/3jJOA2g

First-Ever Drive-In Cinema in Sri Lanka

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