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NDB addresses fraud incident, estimates loss and reinforces financial strength and stability
The bank assured customers that all deposits and account balances remain safe and fully secure
97 kilos of drugs came through the central mail exchange in 2025
In 2024 and 2025, assets valued at over 3.1 billion rupees were seized from nearly 90 suspects
The prison population has surged to 41,000, exceeding the system's capacity of 11,000 inmates, he told reporters,
Emerging trends in human trafficking, particularly technology-based recruitment, deceptive migration practices,
NGOs could be misused for Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and related crimes: CBSL
CERT warned against forwarding any code, PIN, OTP, or password received via phone and social media to an external party.
Easy access to tourist visas, lodging and a gullible populace could be contributing factors
Sri Lanka police arrested over 100 Chinese alleged to have involved in online financial scams
Sri Lanka has seen increasing online financial scams in the four months
Presidential elections scheduled for September 21
Hirunika Premachandra given three years rigorous imprisonment for the abduction of a man in 2015.
CIABOC to share information relevant to any investigation with FIU
Courts are compelled to keep the seized vehicles until legal cases are over under the current law
The draft Bill will be submitted to Parliament for approval.
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| 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% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
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| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 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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Police announce environmental damage hotlines 1997 and 1981
Team being trained to take aim while riding, IGP says
Tennakoon claims huge success in fighting against drug menace
The monk was sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour for hate speech against Muslims.
The UN has urged Sri Lanka to suspend its Yukthiya drug busting effort citing human rights violations
National guidelines to establish management system to register, monitor, and enhance quality of services for victims
3 out of 10 children who are internet users in urban and semi urban areas are being victimized by online perpetrators
Sirisena said he can reveal the plotter behind Easter Sunday attack if a court requests
Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank of Sri Lanka enters into MoU with Excise Dept
The country is also looking to close loopholes in the law on the rape of females, the Cabinet of Ministers decided
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