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Former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, (Rtd) Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, has been released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate following an application to effect that there was a possibility of his arrest by the CID in connection with the procurement of sports equipment for the Ministry of Sports in 2014.
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Twenty six MPs of the last government whose houses came under arson attacks during the Aragalayaa in 2022 have purchased houses from the Viyathpura housing scheme at nominal prices causing heavy losses amounting to Rs. 220 million to the government , Deputy Minister of Housing T. B. Sarath said in Parliament yesterday.
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Japan yesterday became the first bilateral creditor among the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) to restructure Sri Lanka’s bilateral external debt worth US $ 2.5 billion and unlocking doors to new projects.
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has advised the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent artificial intelligence (AI)-generated videos, misusing the image of the CBSL Governor to deceive individuals online.
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Sri Lanka’s Buwaneka Goonethilleka had to settle with a silver medal as Indonesia’s Jeland Fajar and Thailand’s Tidapron Kleebyeesun were crowned champions of the HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Series 2025, which concluded at the St. Joseph’s College Indoor Complex in Darley Road, Colombo.
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Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe today directed the police to investigate into and call for the necessary inquiries into the cause of death of two suspects in police custody, who were arrested in connection with the murder of a businessman in Kotahena recently.
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A court staff member was arrested a short while ago by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) at the Chief Magistrate’s Court for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3,000 to expedite the release of certified case documents.