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Debate on no-confidence motion on Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara underway

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The debate on the no confidence motion on Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara got underway in Parliament a short while ago. The motion was moved by MP Ajith P. Perera in the ... Read More


Expired medicines: Are financial penalties alone an adequate deterrent? - Former envoy Kananathan

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Every day, thousands of Sri Lankans walk into hospitals and laboratories believing that every medicine they receive, every blood test conducted and every diagnosis made is govern... Read More


President's timely intervention secures 10% US tariff rate, says Mahinda Samarasinghe

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Strong Bilateral relations between the United States and Sri Lanka, timely action and relevant directives on the part of the President, hard work and focused negotiations by the ... Read More


Birthday party shooting victim dies

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- A 39-year-old man who was critically injured in a shooting at a birthday party in Wattala has died after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, police said. The shooti... Read More


Commotion in Parliament following warrant issued on MP Archchuna

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- A commotion flared up in Parliament after MP Ramanathan Archchuna claimed a warrant has been issued to arrest him for failing to attend courts today. Leader of the Opposition S... Read More


Rs. 150 million worth assets earned from drug money freezed

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Police have freezed Rs. 150 million worth of assets said to have been illegally accumulated by two individuals in Dewanigoda, Rathgama. The Criminal Investigation Department (CI... Read More


Sri Lanka explores house arrest to ease severe prison overcrowding

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The Government is considering introducing house arrest and other technology-based alternatives to imprisonment as part of broader legal reforms to address severe overcrowding in ... Read More


Ex-Southern Province Chief Secretary arrested over alleged Rs. 16.5M fraud

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested Rannulu Chandrasiri de Zoysa, a former Chief Secretary of the Southern Province, over all... Read More


Navy seizes over three tonnes of smuggled Kendu leaves off Chilaw

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has seized approximately 3,135 kilograms of smuggled Kendu leaves along with three dinghies during a search operation conducted off Karukapane Beach in Chilaw ... Read More


New Chairman and members appointed to Delimitation Commission

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed M. K. Saman Sri Ratnayake as the new Chairman and a member of the Delimitation Commission. According to the President's Media Di... Read More