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Sri Lanka’s wild elephant population has increased to an estimated 7,451 animals, according to the latest nationwide elephant survey conductedContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s wild elephant population rises to 7,451, survey finds…

Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Waruna Jayasundara has filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal seeking an orderContinue Reading The post SDIG Waruna Jayasundara files writ petition to prevent arrest in Easter Sunday probe…

Sri Lanka is exploring the establishment of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres aimed at meeting both domestic and regional demand,Continue Reading The post Sri Lanka explores AI data centres to serve regional demand: Deputy Minister…

The Department for Registration of Persons has warned the public against fraudulent individuals misusing the department’s name to obtain personalContinue Reading The post ID Department warns of fake digital ID registration scam appeared…

The Colombo High Court today (09) sentenced former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena to four years of rigorous imprisonment in eachContinue Reading The post Sarana Gunawardena sentenced to four years in each of four corruption cases…

Sri Lankan authorities have moved to tighten regulations on drone operations and imports, with mandatory licensing and registration requirements setContinue Reading The post Illegal drone imports face crackdown appeared first on Newswire.

The government has announced decisive measures to free three major elephant corridors, Wetahirakanda, Hadapanagala, and Koholankala, for the free movementContinue Reading The post Government takes steps to free three major elephant…

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…

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) was informed that the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ programme currently operates through an account maintainedContinue Reading The post ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ operates only through Treasury account, COPF told…

Three people have been injured in a fire reported at a restaurant near the Thalawathugoda Junction today (09). According toContinue Reading The post Three injured in Thalawathugoda restaurant fire appeared first on Newswire.