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163 Officers Still Guarding Former President, Confirms Acting IGP
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has refuted rumors that the security detail for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been withdrawn.He clarified that a total of 163 personnel are currently assigned to the…
40 foreigners involved in online financial scams arrested
Police have arrested 40 foreigners staying in Sri Lanka who were involved in online financial scams yesterday morning (06).
Police Media Division said that the arrested group of foreigners include 30 Chinese, 4 Indian and 6 Thai…
56 Pakistanis held in Sri Lanka return home after years in detention
56 Pakistanis imprisoned in Sri Lanka for several years are finally set to leave today.
Their return follows months of diplomatic negotiations by the Pakistani government. A chartered flight has been dispatched to Sri Lanka to bring back…
President assures justice for Easter attacks victims
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks will be expedited, and steps will be taken to ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again in the country. He assured that justice will be…
Special import levy on potatoes and big onions increased
The Ministry of Finance says the special import tax on potatoes has been increased by Rs. 10 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, the special import tax on a kilogram of big onions has been raised by Rs. 20.
Accordingly, the government has…
2024 General Election: Accepting of nominations begins
The accepting of nominations for the 2024 General Election commenced this morning (04).
The activities related to the accepting of nominations commenced at the district secretaries in 22 electoral districts today.
On September 24,…
Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar arrives in Sri Lanka
India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday (October 04) on an official visit.
Upon arriving in the island, the foreign minister was welcomed by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary Aruni…
High-level IMF delegation meets new govt’s economic team, discuss reforms
A high-level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Sri Lanka today (2) to engage with the newly formed government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The primary objective of the visit was to initiate…
ADB President reaffirms commitment to deepening cooperation with Sri Lanka
President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Masatsugu Asakawa, congratulated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as the President of Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
In his message, Mr. Asakawa…
High-level IMF team to arrive in Sri Lanka today
A high-level team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit the island today (02).
Accordingly, the team led by its Director of the Asia Pacific Department, Krishna Srinivasan, is scheduled to visit Colombo from…