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Bangladesh police arrest 20 after deadly clashes in ousted premier's hometown

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Bangladesh police said on Thursday (Jul 17) they had arrested 20 people, a day after clashes between supporters of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and security personnel killed at l... Read More


Pope expresses sadness after Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for a Gaza ceasefire after three people sheltering in the Catholic church in Gaza City were killed in an Israeli strike. A telegram said the Po... Read More


Kandy Esala Perahera to take to the streets on July 30

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Sri Dalada Esala Perahera of the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy is scheduled to commence on July 25. The annual Kandy Perahera will commence with the 'Kap plantin... Read More


AI to record Hansard reports and minutes of Parliament committee meetings?

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- A pilot test of a secure Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform to modernize the system of preparing Hansard reports and minutes of committee meetings in Parliament has been condu... Read More


Canada's Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree accused of supporting ex-LTTE member

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Sri Lankan-born Gary Anandasangaree, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, has been accused of supporting a former member of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) in obtainin... Read More


Newborn found abandoned in paddy field in Paragahadeniya

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- A newborn has been found abandoned in a paddy field in Paragahadeniya, Mawathagama earlier today, police stated. A local resident passing through the paddy field had noticed the... Read More


UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The British government said on Thursday (Jul 17) it planned to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all United Kingdom elections in a major overhaul of the country's de... Read More


Petition filed seeking order to recover compensation paid to ex-Ministers and MPs for property damage

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Supreme Court today (17) ordered that a fundamental rights petition filed requesting an order be issued to recover the compensation money that had been paid to former Ministe... Read More


SC annuls injunction over compulsory retirement age of nurses

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Supreme Court today invalidated the interim injunction previously issued by the Court of Appeal preventing the enforcement of the former government's decision to compulsorily... Read More


Hambantota Bird Park owner remanded

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, who was arrested earlier today (17) by a special police team for allegedly concealing illegally imported motorcycles in a ware... Read More