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Football official scams 50 million! The Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has drawn special attention to an incident in which the ex-finance manager of the Sri Lanka Football Federation had defrauded a sum of nearly 50 million rupees during…

Motor Traffic Department head involved in tender racket! It is reported that a senior official of the Motor Traffic Department’s Driving License Printing Division has obtained a contract to supply 200 computers by submitting fake business certificates. Sources state that…

Dates of fuel shipments notified Lanka IOC Company states that 3 ships containing petrol and diesel are scheduled to reach Sri Lanka in the near future. According to the managing director of the company, one ship is scheduled to reach…

Customs seize gold worth 50 million! Customs officers on duty at the airport today (2) seized a consignment of gold worth nearly 50 million rupees, which was brought illegally into the country by a Sri Lankan passenger who arrived onboard…

Several airlines backing off from coming to SL! A group of airline representatives have informed the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva that some airlines have further reduced their flights to Sri Lanka due to the…

Private buses preparing to provide office transport! The Private Bus Owners Association says that it is planning to operate private bus services for the transportation of office workers in the next two weeks. According to its President Gemunu Wijeratne, this…

Red alert from Met Department! The Department of Meteorology has issued a red alert about the sea areas from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. Due to the onset of the southwest monsoons, the wind speed may increase…

Four arrested over Kandakadu inmates death! Two Army personnel and two Air Force personnel have been arrested over the death of an inmate at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre, according to the police As a result of the death of the…

Marking of O/L papers halted! The examination department has decided to stop the second phase of the marking of GCE O/L answer sheets. This decision has been taken due to the problems that have arisen as a result of the…

Indian HC issues notice on visa services The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a notice with regard to visa services. The notice is as follows : In view of the current situation, giving consideration to the convenience of…