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Rights groups have long demanded justice for victims since end of war
At least 15 high profile politicians including ex-president Wickremesinghe arrested under new NPP government
Underworld operative Kehelbaddara Padme, in particular, proved to be hard to catch, Ravi Seneviratne said.
Israel has killed 269 journalists in Gaza since October 2023
The Indian nationals had "fraudulently altering invoices, payment details and signatures"
The amount transferred after receiving instructions via official email of Dubai agent: SriLankan
Sri Lanka Police will offer cash rewards from 10,000 to 250,000 to informants in their Operation Yukthiya
Yukthiya operation has led to arrest nearly 39,000 people in 1 month - police
BASL urged that no person who has violated fundamental rights or has criminal cases should be appointed as police chief
A three-digit hotline like 119 to report harassment faced by women and children
101 hotline for cybercrime complaints
Police, judiciary and legislators have failed Sri Lanka's women and children
"Proposed laws are in preparation and will be presented to the Parliament for future implementation,” said Ratnayaka.
Sri Lanka Customs confiscated 30 gold biscuits and 6 kilos of gold jewelry worth 123 million rupees this week.
Anti-corruption legislation enactment delayed because Anti-Corruption Commission grappling with recruiting trained staff
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| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
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| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
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| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
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| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
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An identification parade is to be held at the Colombo Magistrate's Court on 18 September, lawyers said.
Sri Lanka has seen increase number of financial frauds in the recent past - officials
Catholic Church leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction over the Easter Sunday probe.
50.3% account for drug-related charges.
Sri Lanka gazetted the bill after the IMF approved a 2.9 billion US dollar loan.
A stock of 204 million cigarettes, valued at 15 billion rupees, was destroyed at a storage yard in Kerawalapitiya
Instead of amending each law, a separate law called Election (special provision) act would be drafted.
Ishara Dewendra, a senior ITN news anchor, resigned last week after allegedly facing sexual harassment at the workplace.
Sri Lanka has rarely seen sexual harassment allegations coming into the public domain.
Cash strapped Sri Lanka raised tobacco taxes three times since mid last year
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