Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Parliament is to take up a debate on the Negombo prison clashes today from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today. The debate was given in response to ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on a man found guilty of murdering his neighbour by electrocuting him with illegally connected live electr... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The daily Intercity Express train operating between Mount Lavinia and Kankesanthurai (KKS) will be limited to four days a week from July 10, due to a shortage of power sets, the R... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala refuted claims that security provided to political leaders has been removed. Samagi Jana Balawegaya (S... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The University of Moratuwa has been temporarily closed for two weeks due to a dengue risk, university authorities said. The closure took effect yesterday (July 6) as a precaution... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The death toll from the violent unrest at the Negombo Prison has risen to 27 after another inmate who was injured in the clashes died while undergoing treatment at the Negombo Hos... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and eight-year rigorous imprisonment imposed on a man who had sexually abused a six-year-old girl in Moneragala in 2010. A two-judge ben... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Government has launched a special relief programme to support small-scale ornamental fish breeders affected by Cyclone Ditwah, with Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Mini... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Thirty-one Opposition MPs have submitted a motion to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne seeking an urgent adjournment debate on the recent clashes at Negombo Prison. "President Anura K... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has incurred losses of Rs. 615 million due to untrained Sri Lankan nationals leaving the country for overseas employment, Deputy... Read More