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A probation officer was arrested yesterday by the Ampara Division Women and Children’s Bureau on suspicion of r**e of two underage girls in a Home for the Children in Dehiattakandiya in Ampara.

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The Sri Lanka Customs revealed that 55,447 motor cars had been imported to Sri Lanka by October 14, 2025, generating Customs duties amounting to Rs. 474.26 billion.

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Sri Lanka’s digital payment system GovPay has reached a big milestone, with over Rs. 1 billion in transactions and 200 government organizations now using the platform. This marks strong progress toward a fully digital payment system for the public sector.

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A former General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways and a former Executive Director of the Sri Lanka State Engineering Corporation were arrested this morning by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption on alleged corruption charges.

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) is boosting the country’s search and rescue (SAR) preparedness through enhanced inter-agency coordination and capacity-building initiatives, ensuring timely and effective responses to aviation emergencies within Sri Lanka’s Search and Rescue Region.

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Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake is to present some budget proposals to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake before Friday.

Sources close to Karunanayake said he will reveal his proposals to the media tomorrow before handing them over to the President.

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The opposition has organised pre and post-budget workshops for its MPs, Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka said today.

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