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Should citizens living abroad be able to vote ?

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- In January, a Cabinet appointed committee published a call for views and suggestions on a mechanism to enable citizens living abroad to vote in Sri Lankan elections. The closing d... Read More


'The King of Cocoa' who was too smart for the Brits

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The tension in the Shaw Wallace & Hedges boardroom was palpable that day in the mid-1970s. Around the polished mahogany table sat the board of directors of a multinational conglom... Read More


Sri Lankan influencer arrested in Canada for creepy public filming of women; charged with harassment

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Toronto police have arrested Mohamed Askar Mohamed-Razik (45), a Sri Lankan influencer, following multiple incidents of criminal harassment involving women and public figures in t... Read More


Sri Lankan Tea faces the bitterness of losing foreign market due to Ditwah damage

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Due to the damage caused by cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka's world-famous tea stands the risk of losing foreign markets and other countries resorting to other suppliers, Colombo's Tea ... Read More


Supreme Court sentence lawyer to three year imprisonment for contempt

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Supreme Court has sentenced an attorney-at-law to three years' imprisonment after finding him guilty of contempt of court. The Court imposed a three-year term of imprisonment... Read More


Two months after Cyclone Ditwah, thousands remain displaced

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- More than two months after Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka, causing the most extensive flood and landslide damage in two decades, the country continues to grapple with a com... Read More


'Listen to doctors and professionals, think of patients' - Namal

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- National Organizer and MP of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Namal Rajapaksa, has urged the government to address the demands of doctors and other professionals, stressing that p... Read More


Proposed counter terrorism law draws more fire

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The proposed Protection of State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) vastly expands executive and security sector powers, vesting the President with broad powers to the President to proscri... Read More


Constable stabs constable after fight over alcohol

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A constable of Bogawantalawa Police was arrested on suspicion of stabbing another constable who was fast asleep in the police barracks in the early hours of yesterday. Investigat... Read More


Teacher lands in trouble over assault of female student

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A Grade Eight students from a school in Nanuoya has been admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District Hospital after being severely beaten by a teacher. The girl who returned home after... Read More