SL Police and Courts go digital with GovPay

The Police Department and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka have begun accepting digital payments through the government’s GovPay platform. The new online traffic fine payment system in the Police Department was first piloted in April across eleven police divisions and is being expanded to all police stations in the Western and Southern Provinces by the end of this month. …

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Keheliya family indicted for illicit wealth

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, along with his wife, three daughters, and son-in-law, was indicted before the Colombo High Court yesterday, July 16 over allegations of amassing illicit assets worth over Rs. 97 million. The indictments, filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), were submitted before High Court Judge Lanka Jayaratne under the Prevention of …

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MP Anandasangaree backed ex-LTTE member

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is facing criticism after it was revealed that he had written letters supporting the immigration application of a man deemed by Canadian authorities to be a former member of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Anandasangaree wrote letters in 2016 and 2023  prior to his cabinet appointments urging the Canada Border Services …

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China donates full school uniform fabric for 2025

The Government of China has donated the entire quantity of school uniform fabric required for all government and government-assisted schools in Sri Lanka for the year 2025. The official certificate exchange ceremony took place yesterday July 16, at the Ministry of Education premises in Battaramulla, with the participation of Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, …

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