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Former Chairman of Avant-Garde Maritime Services – Nissanka Senadhipathi, appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (Aug. 11).

Senadhipathi appeared before the CIABOC to provide a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation into the controversial Krrish transaction.

The Dengue Control Unit has reported that the total number of dengue cases recorded in Sri Lanka this year has risen to 90,306, as of yesterday (Aug. 10).

A total of 65 dengue-related deaths have been reported so far.

The highest number of cases was recorded in July, with 29,973 cases reported during the month.

Gampaha District recorded the highest number of cases at 19,204, followed by Colombo with 17,955, Kandy with 6,413, Matara with 5,971 and Kalutara with 5,871 cases.

சமூக வலைதளங்களில் வயதான ஒரு தம்பதியின் வீடியோ ஒன்று வைரலாகி வருகிறது. அந்த வீடியோவில், அவர்கள் இருவரும் தலா ஐநூறு ரூபாய் மதிப்புள்ள, கிழிந்து சேதமடைந்த பல ரூபாய் நோட்டுகளை எண்ணுவதைக் காண முடிகிறது.

Former Director General of Sri Lanka Customs – Seevali Arukgoda has been appointed Senior Additional Secretary to the President of the Revenue Administration Reform and Modernisation Bureau (RARMB).

The appointment took effect yesterday (Aug. 10).

The RARMB is responsible for implementing reforms at the Government’s 03 main revenue-generating institutions – the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Sri Lanka Customs and the Excise Department.

Arukgoda had served in various capacities at Sri Lanka Customs for 37 years, most recently serving as a spokesman for Sri Lanka Customs.

1915-ஆம் ஆண்டு உருவாக்கப்பட்ட முதல் நாடு கடந்த இடைக்கால அரசின் பிரதமராக மௌலானா பர்கத்துல்லா போபாலி இருந்தார். தற்போது, அவரது பெயரில் இயங்கி வரும் பர்கத்துல்லா பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் பெயரை மாற்றுவது தொடர்பான முன்மொழிவு குறித்த விவாதம் நடைபெற்று வருகிறது.

The Irrigation Department says there is currently no risk of flooding in any part of the country as rainfall has continued to ease across Sri Lanka.

Director of the Hydrology and Disaster Management Division of the Irrigation Department, Engineer L.S. Sooriyabandara, said this morning (Aug. 11) that the highest rainfall recorded over the past 24 hours was reported in the upper catchment areas of the Kalu and Mahaweli rivers. He said the rainfall in those areas was close to 20 millimetres.

Rainfall was also recorded yesterday (10) in the districts of Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, as well as in the Western, North Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces. However, rainfall recorded in these areas and other areas were below 10 millimetres.

The body of an unidentified man has been found in a coconut plantation in the Lunuwila area of Koswatta, according to reports.

Police said the deceased is believed to be around 70 years old and was wearing white shorts and a black long-sleeved shirt.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the man had died several days ago.

Further investigations are underway by the Koswatta Police.

The National Council for Road Safety has announced that wearing seat belts will be mandatory for all drivers and passengers travelling in vehicles on expressways from Sept. 19.

Chairman Manjula Kularatne said that implementation of the regulation, originally scheduled to come into effect in August 2025, had been postponed several times over the past year and would not be extended any further.

He said the grace period had been provided to allow owners of vehicles that do not have seat belts fitted to the middle and rear seats, as originally designed by the manufacturers, to have them properly installed.

Last week, Cabinet approval was granted to extend the deadline for installing seat belts in all passenger seats of vehicles travelling on expressways by a further three months, following requests from relevant stakeholders. 

This extended the deadline of the grace period until September 19, 2026 after the previous deadline expired on June