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The government has intensified its focus on protecting children from cyber threats, online violence, and harms to their wellbeing, withContinue Reading The post Govt pushes national programme to shield children from cyber threats appeared…

Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today granted permission to detain and question for 24 hours the son of former StateContinue Reading The post Ex‑minister’s son detained for 24 hours in Rs. 20 Mn robbery case appeared first on…

The Pinnawala Zoo has announced the public debut of its three adorable Fishing Cat cubs and launched a naming contestContinue Reading The post Pinnawala Zoo invites public to name Fishing Cat cubs for World Cat Day appeared first on…

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath arrived in the Philippines today (22) to participate in the 33rd ASEAN Regional ForumContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka joins ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila appeared first on Newswire.

More than 300 illegally imported latest-model smartphones, including Apple iPhones, with an estimated value of around Rs. 50 million, haveContinue Reading The post Over 300 illegally imported smartphones worth Rs. 50 mn seized at Liberty…

The Attorney General’s Department today opposed a request made by lawyers for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa seekingContinue Reading The post AG opposes bid to halt Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case…

Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Chathuranga Abeysinghe has called on entrepreneurs to transition towards full legal compliance, warning thatContinue Reading The post ‘No escape’ from tax compliance : Deputy Minister’s…

The Colombo Fort Magistrate has expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of investigations into the mobile phone of former SriLankan AirlinesContinue Reading The post Court dissatisfied with progress of probe into Kapila Chandrasena’s…

An attempt to shoot a man at Temple’s Road in Mount Lavinia on Tuesday night was unsuccessful after the gunman’sContinue Reading The post Gunman’s weapon fails during attempted shooting in Mount Lavinia appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told Parliament that an investigation into fraudulent import transactions has uncovered the illegalContinue Reading The post CID tells Parliament how $715 million was illegally…