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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


Ex-Minister Mervyn Silva pleads not guilty to bribery charges

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Former Minister Mervyn Silva today (17) pleaded not guilty to the charges filed before the Colombo High Court by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruptio... Read More


Sheikh Hasina calls court verdict 'biased and politically motivated'

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday delivered her first reaction to the death sentence handed to her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), calling the ... Read More


GMOA calls emergency executive committee meeting to discuss future course of action

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has announced that following the discussion held with the President, an emergency Executive Committee meeting and a Central Co... Read More


NPP defeated in Hakmana cooperative society election

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The common opposition has secured victory in the election held to appoint a new Board of Directors and General Assembly representatives for the Hakmana Multi-Purpose Cooperative ... Read More


Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over brutal protests crackdown

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes against humanity. It follows a months-long trial in the country th... Read More


'Police acted for protection of Buddha statue': Minister responds to tense situation in Trincomalee

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- The decision to remove the Buddha statue from the premises of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya in Trincomalee was taken as a precautionary measure, Minister of Publi... Read More


Former GSMB Chairman Anura Walpola granted bail

Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Former Chairman of the Geological Survey & Mines Bureau (GSMB), Anura Walpola, has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate's Court after being arrested earlier today (17) by ... Read More