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Amarapura Maha Nikaya issues statement on Trincomalee Buddha statue incident

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The Chief Prelate of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero, has sent a letter to the President regarding the incident in whic... Read More


Another woman arrested for aiding and abetting Kotahena shooting incident

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Another woman has been arrested for aiding and abetting the recent shooting and murder of a person in the Kotahena area, by the Colombo District Crime Division. During investiga... Read More


NIA arrests another "active co-conspirator" of Delhi suicide bomber

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast n... Read More


2026 Budget: Expenditure heads of Foreign and Justice ministries passed after vote

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The expenditure heads of two ministries taken up for debate on the second day of the Committee Stage debate of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, were approved by a majority vote witho... Read More


GMOA to launch trade union action today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has decided to commence trade union action from 8 a.m. today (17), based on several demands. The GMOA has taken the decision ... Read More


2,183 complaints related to violence against women lodged since Nov. 2024

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- A total of 2,183 complaints related to violence against women have been reported since November 2024, the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs has announced. The complaints were ... Read More


ADB board approves landmark charter amendment to boost lending capacity

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said that its Board of Governors has approved a historic amendment to the ADB Charter, removing the previous lending cap and enabling a... Read More


Police clarify video footage showing removal of Buddha statue from temple premises in Trincomalee

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Sri Lanka Police have issued a statement regarding video footage showing unrest connected to the removal of a Buddha statue from the premises of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhir... Read More


Bangladesh's tribunal sentences ex-home minister Kamal to death for crimes against humanity

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's aide, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, was also sentenced to death in absentia on Monday by a tribunal for crimes ag... Read More


Govt signs agreement to secure US$ 300 million loan from ADB

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The government today (17) signed loan agreements to obtain US$ 300 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Loan Agreements were signed between the government and the Asia... Read More