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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…

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…

Sugeeshwara Bandara, the former private secretary to ex‑President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been further remanded until July 30 in connection withContinue Reading The post Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded in dual salary case appeared…

The Officer-in-Charge (Basnayake Nilame) of the Devinuwara Devalaya has reportedly received death threats over a decision to reduce the numberContinue Reading The post Death threats, gunfire near Devinuwara Devalaya linked to Perahera…

The government has decided to allocate the Rs. 5 billion Kuwait Fund exclusively for the social protection and welfare ofContinue Reading The post Govt to reserve Rs. 5 bn Kuwait Fund solely for welfare of Sri Lankan migrant workers…

The draft bill to establish the Sri Lanka Chartered Media Professionals’ Institute was presented in Parliament today (22) by MinisterContinue Reading The post Draft Bill to establish Chartered Media Professionals’ Institute presented to…