FM Vijitha Herath extends Independence Day greetings to India, Pakistan

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has extended warm congratulations to the Governments and people of India and Pakistan on the occasion of their respective Independence Days. In... Read More

No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka from second earthquake off Indonesia: Met Dept.

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The Department of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka at present with the effect of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on ... Read More

72-hour detention order on drug trafficker Shiran Basik

SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has obtained a 72-hour detention order to further interrogate alleged large-scale drug trafficker Shiran Basik following his deporta... Read More

UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns over Sri Lanka's proposed judges' retirement age extension

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, has issued an official communication to the President of Sri Lanka raising... Read More

Judges' retirement age extension not intended for any individual or group - President

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met with representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) this afternoon (12) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the meet... Read More

BASL suggests referring judges' retirement age proposal to a Parliamentary Select Committee

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- A 20-member delegation of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), has met with the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Legal Advisor to ... Read More

Shootout between hunters and wildlife officers reported in Yala National Park

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- An exchange of gunfire has taken place between suspected hunters and wildlife officers during a special wildlife operation in Yala National Park. Lunugamvehera Police stated ... Read More

Warm weather advisory issued for several districts.

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Vavuniya, Mullaittive, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Manaragala d... Read More

Japanese Defence Attacheada calls on new Navy Commander

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The Defence Attache at the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka, Commander KUBO Takayuki, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, at the Navy Headquarters toda... Read More

Railway Station Masters warn of trade union action over unresolved issues

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Association (SLRSMA) has stated that authorities have yet to provide proper solutions to several administrative, service and audit-related i... Read More

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