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Easter Sunday Attack Verdict: More a moment of reckoning than a closure

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- At the time of this writing on Tuesday, a Trial-at-Bar of the Colombo High Court was expected to deliver the verdict on the landmark trial on the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks... Read More


Is Nature Finally Striking Back at Us?

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- Of late, one cannot help feeling that natural disasters are occurring around us with increasing frequency. Almost every time we switch on the television or look at the news an... Read More


CBSL orders asset freeze on six companies

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has imposed freezing orders on six companies and their directors, restricting them from transferring, disposing of or otherwise dealing with... Read More


Catholic Church expects satisfactory judgements on other cases pertaining to Easter Sunday attacks

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- The Catholic Church expects satisfactory judgements on other cases pertaining to the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, National Mass Communications Director Fr. Jude Krishantha said. ... Read More


Suspect arrested over Rs. 24.85 Billion foreign currency transfer

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- A 35-year-old man has been arrested in Wellampitiya in connection with an investigation into the alleged illegal transfer of foreign currency reserves worth Rs. 24.85 billion ou... Read More


15 convicted over Easter attacks get sentences ranging from 200 to 260 years

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- The High Court Trial-at-Bar imposed sentences of 220 years of rigorous imprisonment on the first accused, 240 years each on the second, third, fourth and fifth accused, 200 year... Read More


Dickwella returns to T20I Squad after five years

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- Niroshan Dickwella earned a call-up to Sri Lanka's T20I squad for the first time in half a decade as the country's cricket board announced the squad for the Asian Games men's cr... Read More


Govt. gazettes 'Protection of the State from Terrorism' Bill to replace PTA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- The Government has gazetted the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, which is intended to repeal and replace Sri Lanka's long-standing Prevention of Terrorism (... Read More


5,741-km elephant fence gets major resource boost

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- The Government has launched a major programme to strengthen the resources available to wildlife officials responsible for maintaining Sri Lanka's 5,741-kilometre electric fence ... Read More


Driving licence medicals go digital from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- A new digital system for issuing medical certificates required to obtain driving licences will be introduced from tomorrow (24), National Institute of Transport Medicine Chairma... Read More