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Judicial Service Commission decides to withhold several allowances for suspended judges

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has decided to pay only partial salaries to judges currently under suspension and to withhold several allowances that they would normally be ... Read More


Gold set to become Australia's second-biggest resource earner

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Australia said on Tuesday it expected gold to become its second most valuable resource export after iron ore this financial year, dislodging liquefied natural gas, as concerns ove... Read More


GMOA Executive Committee meeting called to discuss transfer issues

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- An emergency executive committee meeting of the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) is scheduled to be held today (07). According to Dr. Hansamal Weerasuriya, the Ass... Read More


Several houses damaged by strong winds in Welikanda

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Several houses in Mahindagama within the Welikanda Divisional Secretariat Division in Polonnaruwa have been partially damaged or destroyed due to strong winds last evening (06). ... Read More


Shoe thrown at India's Chief Justice in religious row

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- An Indian lawyer has thrown a shoe at the country's Chief Justice BR Gavai after apparently being angered by remarks the judge made about Hinduism. Rakesh Kishore launched his at... Read More


Convention against Doping in Sport (Amendment) Bill passed in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (07) endorsed the certificate on the Convention against Doping in Sport (Amendment) Bill. The Second Readin... Read More


Opposition MPs submit motion seeking probe into release of 323 containers

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- A motion seeking to appoint a special parliamentary committee to investigate the release of 323 shipping containers from the Colombo Port without mandatory physical inspection has... Read More


Convention against Doping in Sport Amendment Bill to be debated in Parliament today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The second reading of the Convention against Doping in Sport (Amendment) Bill is scheduled to take place in Parliament today (07). The debate will take place when Parliament conv... Read More


US government shutdown enters second week after funding measures fail again in Senate

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday (Oct 6), with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis. Democra... Read More


Bodies of couple hacked to death found in a house in Hungama

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The bodies of a couple hacked to death with sharp weapons have been discovered in a house in Wadigala, Hungama this morning (07), police stated. According to police, the deceased... Read More