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
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the subject minister and the government as a whole should accept the responsibility for the clash at Negombo Prison, which has left 26 people d... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- A 12-year-old schoolgirl of Bogahakumbura in Welimada has been raped by three young men at times, and one of them is her 21-year-old brother. She has been raped at times for the ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into the unrest at Negombo Prison, deploying three investigation teams to inspect the facility and questi... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has raised concerns that the actual number of dengue infections in Sri Lanka could be significantly higher than the officially ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- In what appeared to be yet another deadly outbreak of rioting, 19 inmates and seven prison officers were killed, and around 100 were injured in the Negombo jail yesterday. Initial... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- A warehouse in Peliyagoda belonging to a major sugar importer was raided yesterday (6) after authorities uncovered an alleged operation to repackage expired sugar and release it t... Read More