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Colombo, August 13 (Daily Mirror) – The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a Telecommunications Service Provider License under Section 17B of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991 as amended, to Starlink Lanka (Private) Limited for the provision of Satellite Broadband Services in Sri Lanka.This license will be effective from 12th August 2024.

Based on information provided by the Military Intelligence Corps, two individuals were apprehended in Jaffna with 156.4 kg of Kerala cannabis valued at Rs. 420 lakhs by officials of the Police Narcotics Division in Mannar on 12 August 2024, following long-term investigations conducted by Military Intelligence Corps.The arrested suspects, aged 39 and 44, are residents of the Jaffna and Kilinochchi areas. Following their arrest, both the suspects and the seized contraband were handed over to the Jaffna Police, who are now conducting further investigations of the case.

As a significant step in strengthening the bilateral relationship between Sri Lanka and India, the annual joint military exercise ‘Mithrashakti’ is set to take place from 12 to 25 August 2024 at Maduruoya. The Indian Army contingent participating in this exercise arrived at Mattala Airport on 12 August 2024. Upon arrival, the Indian Army personnel were warmly welcomed by the Director General Infantry, Major General Vajira Welagedara, Director of the Mithrashakti Military Exercise, Major General Dinesh Udugama, officials of the High Commission of India and Senior Officers.The Indian contingent, comprising 17 Officers and 103 Other Ranks commanded by Colonel Ravindra…

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, Member of Parliament for Kalutara District of Samagi Jana Balawegaya, is scheduled to join the government today. Sources say that the MP is going to announce this after the special religious rites at Hunupitiya Gangarama temple in Colombo today. The sources further stated that President Ranil Wickramasinghe is also scheduled to join this event.

MP Wimal Weerawansa has filed a lawsuit in the Colombo District Court, seeking Rs. 1000 million in compensation from the government.The case, filed by Attorney-at-Law Dinesh de Silva, alleges that the Immigration Department and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) made false accusations against Weerawansa, claiming he used illegal passports, which severely damaged his reputation.The petition names two authorized officers of the Immigration & Emigration Department and the Attorney General as respondents.According to the complaint, on October 23, 2015, Wimal Weerawansa was at Katunayake Airport, preparing to depart for Dubai to attend conferences in three foreign countries. It added that when he…

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said in a special discussion with a group of Sri Lanka Freedom Party members active in the Attanagalla constituency that she will not support any candidate contesting the upcoming presidential election.This special discussion was held at the auditorium on the first floor of the Nittambuwa Horagolla Bandaranaike Memorial Library premises.Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has called the active members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to inform them of her position regarding the upcoming presidential election and stated her position in front of them.Some members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party have suggested that they support…

A fire that erupted aboard the vessel MV “MSC CAPETOWN III”, a container vessel berthed at Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of the Port of Colombo, has been doused, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. According to the SLPA, swift and coordinated action by staff at the port successfully averted a potential disaster. The vessel, which is part of the East Africa Service or South Asia – East Africa Service (DAR ES SALAM SERVICE), was discharging 995 boxes and loading 880 boxes at the time of the incident.The MSC CAPETOWN III, an 18-year-old container ship built in 2006, bearing IMO number 9311737…

The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) led by MP Mano Ganesan has signed the 7 chapter 48 clause document, which represents the hill country Tamil Sri Lankan community’s aspirations to be a fully integrated part of the political, administrative, economic and social mainstream of Sri Lanka. Taking to ‘X’, MP Mano Ganesan said the TPA signed a social contract Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with presidential candidate and Opposition leader MP Sajith Premadasa in Colombo at the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) headquarters.He further said this MoU affirms the immense contribution that the women and men of the upcountry Sri Lankan Tamil community have…

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has issued a stern warning against the misuse of public resources during the upcoming presidential election. Nadeeshani Perera, Executive Director of TISL, emphasized the critical role of public officials as stewards and trustees of public resources, which belong to all citizens.”Public officials are entrusted with power over resources that belong to all citizens. Our resources in Sri Lanka, from public finance to natural resources to all state properties, belong to us and to our children,” Perera stated. She highlighted that public representatives delegate the task of protecting these resources to public officials, who have a sacred…

The National Election Commission has reported 17 new complaints related to the presidential election within the past 24 hours. Of these, 11 complaints were lodged with the District Election Complaints Management Center, while the remaining 6 were reported to the National Election Complaints Management Center.Since July 31, a total of 337 election-related complaints have been recorded. The complaints cover a range of issues.In addition, the police operations room has received 9 complaints related to the presidential election.According to the Police Media Division, 4 of these complaints pertain to violations of election laws, while 5 involve acts of violence.