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Aloysius and Palisena further remanded
LOCALTOP STORY

Aloysius and Palisena further remanded

The owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited, Arjun Aloysius and the CEO to the Company Kasun Palisena have been further remanded…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/03/2018
Muslim shops attacked in Buddhist-Muslim clash in Sri Lanka’s East, security strengthened in Ampara
LOCALTOP STORY

Muslim shops attacked in Buddhist-Muslim clash in Sri Lanka’s East, security strengthened in Ampara

The tense situation, which had prevailed in the Ampara town in eastern Sri Lanka last night after a group of…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/02/2018
Bond scam suspect Arjun Aloysius files revision bail application in High Court
LOCALTOP STORY

Bond scam suspect Arjun Aloysius files revision bail application in High Court

Perpetual Treasuries Limited director Arjun Aloysius Bond, who is in remand custody in connection with the Central Bank bond scam,…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/02/201827/02/2018
Sri Lanka Prime Minister appointed as Law and Order Minister
LOCALTOP STORY

Sri Lanka Prime Minister appointed as Law and Order Minister

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the Minister of Law and Order during the unity government’s second cabinet…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/02/2018
Sri Lanka shows only slight improvement in reducing corruption in 2017
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Sri Lanka shows only slight improvement in reducing corruption in 2017

Sri Lanka has been successful in its efforts to reduce corruption in 2017 albeit slightly as the country improved its…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/02/2018
Army denies any terrorist involvement in Diyathalawa bus fire.
LOCALTOP STORY

Army denies any terrorist involvement in Diyathalawa bus fire.

Seventeen passengers including twelve military personnel and a woman were injured in an explosion inside a bus in Diyatalawa this…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/02/2018
Corruption case against Wimal Weerawansa postponed to May 16
LOCALTOP STORY

Corruption case against Wimal Weerawansa postponed to May 16

The case filed by the Bribery Commission against former Minister and National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa will be taken…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/2018
Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes away
LOCALTOP STORY

Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes away

Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passed away this afternoon. He was Precedent Partner at Neelakandan and Neelakandan, a staunch rights…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/02/201818/02/2018
Local Government Election 2018 Results
LOCALTOP STORY

Local Government Election 2018 Results

        Ampara District Addalaichenai PS UNP-11361(8 Members) NC-7453(6 Members) ACMC-4384(3 Members) SLPP -779(1 Member) Akkaripattu MC NC-11988(Members…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/02/201814/02/2018
Sri Lanka takes measures to eliminate corporal punishment from schools
LOCALTOP STORY

Sri Lanka takes measures to eliminate corporal punishment from schools

Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority has taken measures to launch a special program to eradicate the corporal punishment of…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/02/201808/02/2018

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