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Landmark Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar heard at top UN court

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Myanmar wanted to erase the Rohingya people through its use of "genocidal policies", The Gambia's foreign minister Dawda Jallow has told the UN's top court. The International Co... Read More


Three dead, several injured in car-van collision in Mundalama

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- At least three people have been killed and several others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a van in Navadankulama, Mundalama, along the Puttalam-Colombo main road... Read More


Satellite imagery reveals 4,800 landslides occurred in Sri Lanka in recent weeks

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Approximately 4,800 landslides have been identified through satellite-based assessments conducted following Cyclone Ditwah, the Director General of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute... Read More


Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says communication open with US

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- Iran said on Monday it is keeping communications open with the U.S. as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, which pose one of th... Read More


China's Foreign Minister arrives in Sri Lanka on transit visit

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- The Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi has arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (12) during a transit stop en route to China f... Read More


Man who attempted to attack police officers with a machete shot dead

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- A 28-year-old individualwho allegedly attempted to attack police officers with a sharp weapon in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa has been shot dead by police. Police noted officers on tr... Read More


Generator at Norochcholai power plant restored

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- A generator at the Norochcholai Power Plant, which had been temporarily shut down for maintenance, has been restored. However, the electricity generated by the unit has not yet ... Read More


Minister Lal Kantha should immediately retract his statement: National Sangha Council

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- If the government fails to take appropriate action against Minister K.D. Lal Kantha for making insulting and degrading remarks against the Maha Sangha, it will soon have to face ... Read More


Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thero urges President to reshuffle Cabinet

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- The Chairman of the National Movement for the Protection of the Nation, Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero, has called for a Cabinet reshuffle by removing Prime Minister Dr. Harini A... Read More


Highest temperature recorded in Katunayake, Lowest from Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 -- The highest temperature recorded in the country today (12) was 31.5degC, reported from the Katunayake Meteorological Station, the Department of Meteorology noted. Meanwhile, the... Read More