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Reports indicate that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has devised a plan to shuffle key organizer positions within the Gampaha District.

A major outage of the Lanka Government Cloud (LGC) system, managed by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), has crippled several critical government online services, including payment and police clearance systems.

Sri Lanka's vital tourism industry is embroiled in a deepening crisis, with the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Buddika Hewawasam, facing widespread criticism and serious allegations concerning both policy direction and internal governance. The controversy has not only drawn the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) into its wake but also sparked outrage among tourism professionals, civil servants, and political figures.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a key ally in the ruling National People's Power (NPP) government, is exerting significant pressure on the highest political authorities to introduce a new constitutional amendment to abolish the Provincial Council system entirely, rather than holding the proposed Provincial Council elections.

InfoSriLanka.lk has learned from police sources that an investigation has been launched against the Chairman of Waters Edge, a notable hotel in Battaramulla owned by the Urban Development Authority (UDA). The investigation stems from an incident where the Chairman allegedly verbally abused and threatened the OIC of the Welikada Police Station over the phone. Preliminary police investigations reveal that the Chairman, Chathura Krishantha Perera, used the hotel's Head of Security's phone to make the threats.

The name of a special female aide, initially scheduled to attend the World Trade Organization's annual conference in Cameroon with Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, has been removed from the travel roster today (October 9) following questions raised in Parliament.