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රැන්මල් කොඩිතුවක්කු, මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය නාශක කාර්යාංශයේ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්පති සහ අනෙකුත් ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීන්ගේ ස්ථාන මාරුවීම් පොලිස් කොමිසම අවලංගු කරයි

පොලිස්පතිවරයා ඉදිරිපත් කළ ස්ථාන මාරු යෝජනා සලකා බැලීමෙන් පසුව, ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්පති රැන්මල් කොඩිතුවක්කු සහ පොලිස් මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය නාශක කාර්යාංශයේ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්පති අශෝක ධර්මසේන ඇතුළු ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ පොලිස් නිලධාරීන් කිහිප දෙනෙකු සඳහා යෝජිත ස්ථාන මාරුවීම් අවලංගු කිරීමට ජාතික පොලිස් කොමිසම තීරණය කර තිබේ.

02 October 2026 - 8:32 AM SLT

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31 August 2026 - 8:02 AM SLT

Sri Lanka English

Rs.7.7 Billion Anuradhapura Sacred City Development Proposal Submitted to India for Funding

Sri Lanka has submitted a draft Rs.7.7 billion Anuradhapura Sacred City Development Plan to the Indian High Commission seeking financial assistance, with the Government aiming to begin implementation before the end of 2026.

31 August 2026 - 8:12 AM SLT

Sri Lanka Sinhala

රුපියල් බිලියන 7.7ක අනුරාධපුර පූජනීය නගර සංවර්ධන යෝජනාව මූල්‍ය සහාය සඳහා ඉන්දියාවට ඉදිරිපත් කරයි

අනුරාධපුර පූජනීය නගර සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම සඳහා මූල්‍ය ආධාර ඉල්ලා රුපියල් බිලියන 7.7ක කෙටුම්පත් යෝජනාවක් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඉන්දීය මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය වෙත ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති අතර, 2026 අවසානයට පෙර එහි ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම ආරම්භ කිරීමට රජය අපේක්ෂා කරයි.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Law English

Police Commission Cancels Transfers of Ranmal Kodituwakku, Narcotics Chief and Other Senior Officers

The National Police Commission has cancelled proposed transfers of several senior Police officers, including SDIG Ranmal Kodituwakku and Police Narcotics Bureau DIG Ashoka Dharmasena, after considering transfer proposals submitted by the Inspector General of Police.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Law English

CID Opens Criminal Investigation Into Police Handling of Colombo Port Drug Intelligence

The Inspector General of Police has ordered the CID to investigate alleged failures and negligence by Police officers in acting on intelligence received before two suspected drug containers were detected at Colombo Port, following findings from an interim Special Investigation Unit inquiry.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Law English

Court of Appeal Dismisses Gotabaya Rajapaksa Bid to Block Arrest in Easter Attacks Investigation

The Court of Appeal has dismissed without proceeding to a full hearing former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's writ petition seeking to prevent his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in connection with the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Economy English

Sri Lanka Records US$133 Million Current-Account Surplus in August After Four Months of Deficits

Sri Lanka's current account recorded a US$133 million surplus in August 2026 after four consecutive monthly deficits, but remained US$291 million in deficit over the first eight months of the year as the cumulative merchandise trade deficit widened to US$7.2 billion.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Health English

More Than Half of Sri Lankans Aged 60 and Above Report at Least One Chronic Disease, Census Data Show

More than half of Sri Lankans aged 60 and above reported at least one chronic disease in Census data, while 19.2% of the country's overall population reported a non-communicable disease, highlighting the health implications of Sri Lanka's ageing population.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Law English

Brother of ‘Loku Patty’ Shot Dead in Ahungalla; Police Investigate

A man identified by Police as the brother of organised-crime figure known as “Loku Patty” was shot dead in the Welikanda area of Ahungalla on Thursday night, with Ahungalla Police investigating the killing.

02 October 2026 - 8:23 AM SLT

Sri Lanka English

Kumana National Park Bans Walkie-Talkies in Safari Jeeps, Camps and Bungalows

Kumana National Park has prohibited the use of walkie-talkies in tourist jeeps, tourist camps and tourist bungalows from October 1, with park authorities saying the measure was introduced because of concerns about harm to wildlife and the environment.

02 October 2026 - 8:32 AM SLT

Law Sinhala

රැන්මල් කොඩිතුවක්කු, මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය නාශක කාර්යාංශයේ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්පති සහ අනෙකුත් ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීන්ගේ ස්ථාන මාරුවීම් පොලිස් කොමිසම අවලංගු කරයි

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