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Phone and internet signals disrupted at GGG
Since yesterday afternoon, the internet signal was severely disrupted all over the island and it has now been restored.
However, mobile phone signals and internet...
UN urges the Govt to restraint from using police power to control protests
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Sri Lankan authorities to show restraint in the policing of assemblies and ensure every necessary effort to prevent violence, ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday (July 09).
CEB introduces three new billing methods
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided to introduce three new methods to issue electricity bills, instead of the existing method of pre-printed bills.
HRSCL reveals startling details of Police power used against Rambukkana protest
The investigation by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) into the Rambukkana Shooting revealed that the death of Chaminda Lakshan was the result of excessive use of force by Police Officers and cannot be legitimately justified by the Police, especially in the absence of any threat by the deceased to the police officers.
CB issues “broad guidance” to banks on concessions to crisis-hit borrowers
The Central Bank (CB) yesterday has provided the banking sector with a broad guidance” to grant concessions for the next six months to borrowers hit by the on-going economic crisis while a similar guidance is expected to be issued to non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) shortly.