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Nine Indian fishermen caught bottom trawling in SL waters arrested, trawler seized

COLOMBO, Aug. 13 -- Sri Lanka Navy arrested nine Indian fishermen engaged in illegal bottom trawling off Talaimannar, and seized their fishing trawler in the early hours of Wednesday (12). The detecti... Read More


Sri Lanka dengue cases surpass 91,000 as death toll rises to 68

COLOMBO, Aug. 13 -- Sri Lanka's dengue outbreak has intensified, with the number of infections surpassing 91,000 and the death toll rising to 68 so far this year, according to the latest figures relea... Read More


President, BASL discuss judges' retirement age, judicial reforms

COLOMBO, Aug. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) held discussions on Wednesday (12) on the proposed Twenty-Second Amendment to the ... Read More


Sri Lanka reports Rs 145.5 bn in loans to women-led MSMEs under finance code

COLOMBO, Aug. 12 -- Women-owned and women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) received 36,087 business loans worth approximately Rs145.5 billion during the first year of Sri Lanka's ... Read More


BASL calls for referendum on proposed judicial retirement age amendment

COLOMBO, Aug. 12 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called for the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which seeks to extend the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appea... Read More


G.L. Peiris to challenge judges' tenure extension in Supreme Court

COLOMBO, Aug. 12 -- Former Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said a fundamental rights petition would be filed in the Supreme Court next week challenging the government's proposed constitutional amen... Read More


China eyes further investment in Sri Lanka, including Port City

COLOMBO, Aug. 11 -- China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is exploring further investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, particularly in renewable energy, trade and logistics and digit... Read More


Over 250 Japanese tourists, investors to visit Sri Lanka under 'Little Japan' project

COLOMBO, Aug. 11 -- More than 250 Japanese tourists, investors and businesspeople are expected to visit Sri Lanka at the end of August under the 'Little Japan' project, in what is described as the lar... Read More


Call for stronger regulation and development of homoeopathy in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug. 11 -- A senior homoeopathic practitioner has urged the government to strengthen the administration and regulatory framework governing homoeopathy in Sri Lanka, including the appointment ... Read More


President to meet BASL on Wednesday over judges' retirement age proposal

COLOMBO, Aug. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to meet representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Wednesday (12) to discuss the government's controversial propo... Read More