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A 28‑year‑old woman from Gampaha has been arrested for allegedly luring victims into an online business scheme using a brandContinue Reading The post Online brand scam : Woman arrested over Rs. 426,300 financial fraud appeared first on…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today (09) urged the Government to immediately table in Parliament the Treasury’s report on the lossContinue Reading The post Sajith calls for $2.5 billion Treasury fund diversion report to be tabled in…

Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena was today sentenced to a total of 16 years of rigorous imprisonment after being foundContinue Reading The post Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena sentenced to 16 years in prison appeared…

An article published by BBC Sinhala has triggered a response from NPP MP Lakmali Hemachandra, who says she will raiseContinue Reading The post Govt MP threatens to take media report before Privileges Committee appeared first on Newswire.

Three individuals who were injured in a fire that broke out in a restaurant at Thalawathugoda Junction today, have succumbedContinue Reading The post Thalawathugoda fire : Three people succumb to injuries appeared first on Newswire.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court was yesterday (08) informed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that a group of politicians areContinue Reading The post CID names Gammanpila, Weerawansa, Dilith in alleged Easter probe obstruction…

The United National Party (UNP) has strongly condemned what it described as the inhumane treatment of former State Intelligence ChiefContinue Reading The post UNP condemns government over Sallay’s custody conditions appeared first on…

The crackdown on scam compounds in Cambodia is leading some gangs to relocate to beach resorts and office buildings inContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka emerging as a new base for Asia’s scam networks – Bloomberg appeared first on…

Sri Lanka’s Food Policy and Security Committee has turned its focus to preparing for the potential impacts of the globalContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s Food Policy Committee focuses on El Niño preparedness appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka has launched a new online system to issue concessionary railway season tickets for government officials, marking another stepContinue Reading The post Online system introduced for concessionary railway season tickets for Govt…