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New rabies law ends arbitrary killing of animals on suspicion, veterinarian says

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Animals suspected of having rabies can no longer be arbitrarily killed or shot by police merely on suspicion under Sri Lanka's newly introduced legislation on rabies control and... Read More


Court Assistant arrested over Rs. 500 bribe

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- An Office Assistant attached to the Fort Magistrate's Court has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for alle... Read More


Pre-trial conference fixed in corruption case against Karannagoda, Yoshitha

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- A corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Kara... Read More


Shiranthi Rajapaksa admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who left the country yesterday morning, is presently in Singapore undergoing a medical check-up at the elite Mou... Read More


Mattakkuliya crash: Driver was under cannabis influence- police

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Police have found that the driver arrested in connection with the fatal multi-vehicle accident in Mattakkuliya yesterday was driving under the influence of cannabis at the time ... Read More


SLPP member Renuka Perera arrested

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member and former National Transport Commission (NTC)... Read More


1,665 schools operate with fewer than 50 students each

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- In the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's remarks on the plan for restructuring the school system, statistics reveal that 1,665 schools, including one national school,... Read More


Parliamentary Committee approves petroleum exploration bidding process

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Energy Affairs has approved the Order governing the calling for investment proposals for the exploration and development of petroleum r... Read More


Universities have moral responsibility to curb ragging: PM

Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has stressed that universities have a moral responsibility to prevent and control ragging and ensure that students subjected to such incidents ... Read More


Programme on sports performance and injury prevention held in Kurunegala

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- A sports performance enhancement and injury prevention programme aimed at improving the athletic performance of school athletes and raising awareness on sports-related injury pr... Read More