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Bribery complaint against Malik
LOCAL

Bribery complaint against Malik

Former Kotte Mayor Janaka Ranawaka has filed a complaint against UNP Chairman, Minister Malik Samarawickrema at the Commission to Investigate…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/02/2018
Sri Lanka Customs destroys illegal imports worth Rs. 31 million
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Customs destroys illegal imports worth Rs. 31 million

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday publicly destroyed Rs. 31 million worth of goods imported into the country illegally in 2017. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/201827/01/2018
Illegal radio station raided by TRC
LOCAL

Illegal radio station raided by TRC

An illegal radio station was raided by officials of Telecommunications regulatory commission earlier yesterday (December 31). The station was operating…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/01/201801/01/2018
Another Tusker Killed In Puttalam
LOCALTOP STORY

Another Tusker Killed In Puttalam

The Wildlife officers have discovered the carcass of the missing tusker ‘Thani Dalaya’. The carcass of the tusker with gunshot…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/2017
Environmentalists call for fast and severe crackdown on killers of Dala-Poottuwa
LOCALMain Story

Environmentalists call for fast and severe crackdown on killers of Dala-Poottuwa

By Kumudini Hettiarachchi DWC holds crucial two-day workshop on the proposed revisions to the National Policy on the Conservation of…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/201710/12/2017
Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million
LOCAL

Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million

Sri Lanka Customs during a raid conducted Friday has discovered a container of illegally imported cigarettes from the Orugodawatta Container…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017
Gotabaya Rajapaksa requests that he be acquitted of all charges
LOCAL

Gotabaya Rajapaksa requests that he be acquitted of all charges

The application forwarded by former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa requesting to be acquitted of all charges against him was dismissed…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/11/2017
Avant Garde files case citing losses during ‘take over’ by the Navy
HistoryLOCAL

Avant Garde files case citing losses during ‘take over’ by the Navy

In a case filed with the Colombo District Court, Avant Garde is seeking a sum of Rs. 2.4 billion that…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/11/201716/11/2017

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