Former Director CID, SSP Shani Abeysekera has been appointed Director of Crimes of Sri Lanka Police. On the recommendation of the Acting IGP, the National Police Commission and the Election Commission have approved SSP Abeysekera’s appointment. According to police sources, with the change of government, it is the responsibility of the new Director Crimes to look into all previous criminal …
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The issue of sexual violence cuts across geographic, economic, and cultural boundaries, a new UNICEF report has found. If verbal and online abuse are taken into account, the number rises to 650 million victims. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report on Thursday which showed that one in eight girls is affected by rape or sexual assault before the age of 18. …
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More than 40,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Today. The NDCU has also identified 10 high-risk areas for dengue. Last year, a total of more than 88,000 dengue cases were reported with a death toll of 57, according to …
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to extend its ‘crucial’ mandate to ensure its continued reporting and evidence collection of Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses for future prosecutions. In a statement, the rights group also called on newly elected Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to “reverse the policies of his predecessors”. …
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The Election Commission announced that the deadline for accepting applications for postal voting in the 2024 General Election, has been extended until midnight on October 10, 2024. The deadline was initially set to expire at midnight tonight.
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The Matale High Court has taken decisive action, issuing an arrest warrant for the Chairman of the Selection Committee at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), former international cricketer Upul Tharanga, on the 8th of today. This legal move stems from Tharanga’s failure to make an appearance in court regarding a serious match-fixing allegation associated with the upcoming 2024 Legends Cricket Tournament. …
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Investigations into the death of a female student from the Colombo International School (CIS) have revealed that the 16-year-old girl had committed suicide and that her death is linked to the earlier suicides of two schoolmates at the Altair luxury apartment in Slave Island. Police said that the student, a resident of Kollupitiya, fell to her death from the observation …
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After a decrease in tourist arrivals and an excess supply of eggs resulted in a reduction in market prices, the All Island Poultry Farmers’ Association has called for a stabilization of poultry feed prices. “Due to the excess supply of eggs, the market price has reduced to below the cost of production. Therefore we have asked for a stabilization of …
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Cabinet Decisions – 08.10.2024
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Wijar, a Saudi brand of pure Ceylon tea” was featured at the International Franchise Exhibition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 01 to 03 October 2024. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad attended the exhibition along with the proprietor of the company Faiz Sulaiman Al Faiz, to promote the brand. The Saudi International Franchise …
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