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Mar 08 2025 March 8, 2025 April 6, 2026 1Comment 10:02 am
M.K. Stalin

Stalin urges India to secure release of Tamil Nadu fishermen from Sri Lanka

March 8, 2025 - 10:02 am

On Friday (March 7), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin sent a letter to India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, urging the government to take effective action for the release of 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen and their fishing boats currently in Sri Lankan custody.

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Mar 08 2025 March 8, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:45 am
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is writing

President highlights women’s role in shaping Sri Lanka’s political future

March 8, 2025 - 9:45 am

In his 2025 International Women’s Day message, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the pivotal role of women in shaping Sri Lanka’s political landscape, particularly through their contributions to the formation of the National People’s Power (NPP) government.

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Mar 08 2025 March 8, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:23 am
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya

PM Harini on Women’s Day 2025: “No woman is safe until every woman is safe”

March 8, 2025 - 9:23 am

On International Women’s Day 2025, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasizes the urgent need for collective action to address gender-based violence, economic hardship, and political exclusion.

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Mar 07 2025 March 7, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:24 pm
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Sri Lanka Police increases rewards to curb illegal firearms and hand grenades

March 7, 2025 - 7:24 pm

Sri Lanka Police have announced an increase in rewards for information that helps recover illegal firearms and hand grenades.

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Mar 07 2025 March 7, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:45 pm
SLTB bus conductor removed for forcing schoolchildren off bus

SLTB bus conductor removed for forcing schoolchildren off bus

March 7, 2025 - 6:45 pm

In Nuwara Eliya, a bus conductor who instructed schoolchildren to get off an SLTB (Sri Lanka Transport Board) bus has been removed from all duties, according to Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake, who made this statement in Parliament today (March 7).

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Mar 07 2025 March 7, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:52 pm
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Sri Lanka and Japan sign debt restructuring agreements

March 7, 2025 - 5:52 pm

Sri Lanka and Japan took a significant step in the External Debt Restructuring Process today (March 7) with the signing of the Exchange of Notes between the two governments and the Amendment Agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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Mar 07 2025 March 7, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:12 am
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Three Sri Lanka Police officers arrested for taking bribe from Austrian tourist

March 7, 2025 - 11:12 am

Three police officers, including a sergeant and two constables attached to the Kollupitiya Police Station, have been arrested for allegedly soliciting and forcibly taking a bribe from an Austrian female tourist in exchange for not taking legal action against her for possessing a pack of foreign cigarettes.

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Mar 07 2025 March 7, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:19 am
Ganemulla Sanjeewa shot dead at Colombo Hulftsdorp court complex

Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder case to be heard via Skype due to security concerns

March 7, 2025 - 10:19 am

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has instructed the court registrar to take necessary steps to conduct the case related to the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder via Skype today (March 7), citing security concerns regarding the nine suspects currently in remand custody.

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Mar 07 2025 March 7, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:11 am
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Sri Lanka Police transfers 8 senior officers in major reshuffle

March 7, 2025 - 9:11 am

Sri Lanka Police has transferred eight Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and assigned them new appointments based on recommendations from the National Police Commission, the Police Media Division stated.

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Mar 06 2025 March 6, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:45 pm
Mervyn Silva

Mervyn Silva remanded until March 17, 2025

March 6, 2025 - 5:45 pm

Former Minister Mervyn Silva and two others have been remanded until March 17, 2025, by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

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Mar 06 2025 March 6, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:18 pm
Deshabandu Thennakoon

Sri Lanka Police seek public help to locate former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon

March 6, 2025 - 1:18 pm

Sri Lanka Police have requested the public to inform the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) if they have any information regarding the whereabouts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently evading arrest.

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Mar 06 2025 March 6, 2025 April 6, 2026 1Comment 11:27 am
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Audit reveals Sri Lanka paid Rs. 3 Billion extra for Indian buses

March 6, 2025 - 11:27 am

The 2023 Annual Audit Report by the Auditor General’s Department has revealed that Sri Lanka incurred an additional cost of Rs. 3,010 million due to the purchase of buses from India without a proper needs analysis or scientific evaluation.

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Mar 06 2025 March 6, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:13 am
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lanka President calls for tougher action on tax collection

March 6, 2025 - 9:13 am

A meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Inland Revenue Department was held yesterday (March 5) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

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Mar 06 2025 March 6, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:00 am
Mervyn Silva

Former Minister Mervyn Silva arrested by CID

March 6, 2025 - 8:00 am

Former Minister Mervyn Silva was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night (March 5).

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Mar 05 2025 March 5, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:20 pm
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Suspected gunman arrested in Middeniya triple murder case

March 5, 2025 - 5:20 pm

Sri Lanka Police have arrested the suspected gunman in connection with the recent triple homicide in Middeniya, in which a father and his two children were shot dead while riding a motorcycle.

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Mar 05 2025 March 5, 2025 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:11 pm
Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as 'Daisy Achchi,' grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Daisy Forrest arrested by CID over money laundering case

March 5, 2025 - 2:11 pm

Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi,’ the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

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