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Sep 20 2024 September 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:35 pm
Grade 5 scholarship exam in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka suspends 2024 Grade 5 scholarship exam scrutiny due to leak investigation

September 20, 2024 - 1:35 pm

The scrutiny of answer scripts for the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination in Sri Lanka has been temporarily suspended due to ongoing investigations into a leak of the first exam paper.

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Sep 20 2024 September 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:46 am
Presidential Election 2024 in Sri Lanka

All set to hold Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election

September 20, 2024 - 10:46 am

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission is set to hold the 2024 Presidential Election on September 21, 2024, and the official results will be released by September 22, 2024.

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Sep 20 2024 September 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:57 am
Gun shooting

Man killed in early morning shooting in Dehiwala

September 20, 2024 - 9:57 am

A 45-year-old man who was shot by an unidentified gunman on Kadawatha Road in Dehiwala has died from his injuries after being admitted to Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital).

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Sep 20 2024 September 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 9:06 am
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe with representatives of the creditors

Sri Lanka reaches debt restructuring agreements with external creditors

September 20, 2024 - 9:06 am

On September 19, 2024, Sri Lanka announced it had reached Agreements in Principle on restructuring approximately USD 17.5 billion of its external commercial debt, as of the end of 2023.

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Sep 19 2024 September 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 12:50 pm
Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka

Exams Department and CID launch probe into grade 5 scholarship paper leak

September 19, 2024 - 12:50 pm

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has issued a special statement regarding the controversy surrounding the alleged leakage of the Grade 5 Scholarship examination paper.

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Sep 19 2024 September 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:00 pm
Court decision

Court blocks use of luxury apartments bought by Keheliya’s son

September 19, 2024 - 12:00 pm

The Colombo High Court has issued an order preventing the use of two luxury apartments in Colombo 3, Kollupitiya, purchased by Ramith Rambukwella.

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Sep 19 2024 September 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:08 am
Gate closed padlock

All schools in Sri Lanka closed on September 20 for Presidential Election

September 19, 2024 - 11:08 am

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has announced that all schools in the country will be closed on Friday (September 20).

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Sep 19 2024 September 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:33 am
Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission launches online system for viewing polling cards

September 19, 2024 - 9:33 am

In preparation for the Presidential election in Sri Lanka, the Election Commission has introduced an online system where voters can view their polling cards.

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Sep 19 2024 September 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:21 am
Gun shooting

Shop owner shot dead in Kohuwala

September 19, 2024 - 9:21 am

A 43-year-old shop owner was shot dead in Kohuwala when two unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire at him inside his shop on Saranankara Road.

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Sep 18 2024 September 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:15 pm
Supreme Court Sri Lanka

Supreme Court dismisses petition to remove injunction against Deshabandu Tennakoon

September 18, 2024 - 5:15 pm

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (September 18) dismissed a petition filed by three Buddhist monks seeking to vacate the interim injunction preventing Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

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Sep 18 2024 September 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:22 pm
Department of Examinations - Sri Lanka

Three questions removed from Grade 5 scholarship exam after leak

September 18, 2024 - 12:22 pm

The Department of Examinations dispatched a special team to Alawwa today (September 18) to investigate the recent leak of questions from the first paper of the Grade 5 scholarship examination.

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Sep 18 2024 September 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:24 am
Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka says stability not solely due to suspension of debt payments

September 18, 2024 - 11:24 am

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policies has clarified Sri Lanka’s external debt service payments, addressing misconceptions about the country’s economic stability.

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Sep 18 2024 September 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:02 am
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Four Sri Lankan police officers arrested for extortion in Colombo 15

September 18, 2024 - 11:02 am

Four Sri Lankan police officers have been arrested by the Modara Police for allegedly entering a residence in Colombo 15, threatening the occupants, and demanding a ransom of Rs. 1.4 million.

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Sep 18 2024 September 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 9:07 am
Presidential Election 2024 in Sri Lanka

All campaign activities for Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election to end on September 18

September 18, 2024 - 9:07 am

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has stated that all campaign activities for the 2024 Presidential Election must end by midnight on September 18, 2024.

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Sep 17 2024 September 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:19 pm
Presidential Election 2024 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka introduces special phone numbers to report election law violations

September 17, 2024 - 1:19 pm

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has introduced several special telephone numbers for the Election Dispute Resolution Unit.

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Sep 17 2024 September 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:05 am
Sri Lanka Police logo

Sri Lanka to deploy 63,000 Police officers for 2024 Presidential Election security

September 17, 2024 - 9:05 am

Sri Lanka Police state that 63,000 officers will be deployed for duties during the 2024 Presidential Election.

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