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Sep 09 2024 September 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:10 pm
Geetha Kumarasinghe joins Sajith Premadasa at Kandy Rally

Geetha Kumarasinghe joins Sajith Premadasa at Kandy Rally

September 9, 2024 - 5:10 pm

State Minister Geetha Kumarasinghe has announced her support for Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election.

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Sep 09 2024 September 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:07 pm
2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka

Pujith and Sirisena complete compensation payments for Easter Sunday victims

September 9, 2024 - 2:07 pm

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara has completed the payment of Rs. 75 million as compensation for the Easter Sunday attacks, as ordered by the Supreme Court.

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Sep 09 2024 September 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:05 am
United Nations Human Rights logo

UNHRC to address Sri Lanka’s Human Rights concerns and accountability

September 9, 2024 - 10:05 am

The 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council will start on Monday (September 9), in Geneva.

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Sep 09 2024 September 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:37 am
Sri Lanka tourism - Elephants

Sri Lanka earns over $2 billion from tourism in first eight months of 2024

September 9, 2024 - 8:37 am

Sri Lanka earned over two billion US dollars from tourism in the first eight months of 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

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Sep 08 2024 September 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:28 pm
Thalatha Athukorala

Thalatha Athukorala pledges support to Ranil Wickremesinghe

September 8, 2024 - 4:28 pm

Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Thalatha Athukorala, who recently resigned from Parliament, has announced her support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election.

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Sep 08 2024 September 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:40 am
Sri Lanka Post - Sri Lanka Postal Service - Department of Posts Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Postal Department designates today for delivery of polling cards

September 8, 2024 - 9:40 am

Sri Lanka’s Postal Department has announced that around three million official polling cards for the upcoming 2024 Presidential election have been distributed nationwide so far.

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Sep 07 2024 September 7, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:01 pm
Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission asks Police to probe marked postal ballot on social media

September 7, 2024 - 10:01 pm

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has informed the police to conduct an investigation regarding the circulation of a photograph of a marked postal ballot paper on social media.

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Sep 07 2024 September 7, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 12:27 pm
Sri Lanka Customs

Sri Lanka Customs hits record Rs. 1 Trillion revenue in first eight months of 2024

September 7, 2024 - 12:27 pm

For the first time in history, Sri Lanka Customs has achieved a record revenue of Rs. 1,000 billion (Rs. 1 trillion) in the first eight months of 2024.

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Sep 07 2024 September 7, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:08 am
Ministry of finance in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry clarifies debt restructuring and sustainability analysis

September 7, 2024 - 10:08 am

Any attempt to revisit Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability assessment (DSA) can derail the ongoing IMF programme bailout, the finance ministry said on Friday.

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Sep 06 2024 September 6, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 3:00 pm
Sri Lanka President appoints four new judges to Court of Appeal

Sri Lanka President appoints four new judges to Court of Appeal

September 6, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed new judges to the Court of Appeal, effective September 6, 2024.

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Sep 06 2024 September 6, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:23 am
Handcuffs - Arrest by Police

Woman arrested in Dematagoda with 62 counterfeit Rs. 5,000 notes

September 6, 2024 - 10:23 am

A 44-year-old woman has been arrested in possession of 62 counterfeit Rs. 5,000 currency notes.

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Sep 06 2024 September 6, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:35 am
20 Sri Lankans rescued from cyber slave camp in Myanmar arrive in Sri Lanka

20 Sri Lankans rescued from cyber slave camp in Myanmar arrive in Sri Lanka

September 6, 2024 - 9:35 am

Twenty Sri Lankans, who were trafficked and forced into cyber scamming activities in Myanmar, arrived back in Sri Lanka in the early hours of September 6, 2024.

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Sep 06 2024 September 6, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:00 am
Presidential Election 2024 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s postal voting enters third day with 1,500 centers open

September 6, 2024 - 8:00 am

The third consecutive day of postal voting for the Presidential Election 2024 is underway today (September 6), with voting hours set from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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Sep 05 2024 September 5, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:45 pm
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47 injured in collision between two buses in Bibile

September 5, 2024 - 9:45 pm

47 people have been hospitalized following an accident involving two buses in the Nagala area of Bibile around 7:30 PM today (September 05).

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Sep 05 2024 September 5, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 7:35 pm
Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan President removes four state ministers with immediate effect

September 5, 2024 - 7:35 pm

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has immediately removed four State Ministers from their positions.

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Sep 05 2024 September 5, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:10 pm
Handcuffs - Arrest by Police

Former ASP arrested for role in staged shooting targeting Uddika Premarathne

September 5, 2024 - 4:10 pm

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Sanjeewa Mahanama, a former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Anuradhapura, for allegedly assisting in orchestrating a shooting targeting the vehicle of former parliamentarian Uddika Premarathne.

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