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At least 20 injured elephants receiving treatment at present

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- At least 20 injured elephants are currently receiving treatment across the country, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. According to the Department, most of th... Read More


Five new foreign envoys present credentials to the President

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Five newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner to Sri Lanka officially presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretari... Read More


Bodies of mother and 2 daughters found in well in Mankulam

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The bodies of a mother and her two daughters have been recovered from a well located in the garden of a residence in the Panikkankulam area of Mankulam in Mullaitivu today (24), ... Read More


Parliament to debate proposed education reforms

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- An adjournment debate on the proposed education reforms is scheduled to be held in Parliament today (24). Parliament is scheduled to convene at 9:30 a.m. while the debate is exp... Read More


Parliament to debate removal of Deshabandu Tennakoon on Aug 5

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The debate on the resolution for the removal of suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon from office, under Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedu... Read More


India, U.K. to sign free trade agreement today

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Britain and India will sign a landmark free trade agreement on Thursday during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textile... Read More


Final rites of Most Ven. Anamaduwe Sri Dhammadassi Thero to be held in Kandy

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Final rites of Most Ven. Anamaduwe Sri Dhammadassi Thero to be held in Kandy The final rites of the late Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter of the Siam Sect, Most Venerable Anamadu... Read More


Rohitha's son-in-law remanded; Jagath Vithana's son granted bail

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Dhanushka Weerakkody, the son-in-law of Member of Parliament Rohitha Abeygunawardena, has been remanded until August 01 after surrendering to the Matugama Magistrate's Court toda... Read More


Police Sub-Inspector arrested for soliciting bribe

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- A Sub-Inspector attached to the Kompannavidiya Police Station was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) near the For... Read More


Chinese cybercrime suspect detained at BIA and deported

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- A 28-year-old Chinese national suspected of involvement in an international cybercrime ring was arrested by the Border Surveillance Unit of the Department of Immigration and Emig... Read More