Sri Lanka records 18% drop in weekly dengue cases as infections top 86,000

COLOMBO, Aug. 3 -- Sri Lanka recorded an 18% decline in dengue cases compared to the previous week, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said on Sunday (2), even as the country's total caseload thi... Read More

HRCSL probes Mahara Prison unrest as multiple investigations continue

COLOMBO, Aug. 3 -- The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has launched a special investigation into the violent unrest at Mahara Prison, deploying a three-member team to the facility as auth... Read More

4 Killed in Polpitiya landslide as severe weather batters Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug. 3 -- Four people who went missing after a landslide buried a house in Polpitiya, Ginigathhena, have been found dead, as severe weather continued to affect several parts of Sri Lanka, pro... Read More

President calls for consensus before constitutional reforms

COLOMBO, Aug. 3 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Monday (3) his government remains committed to abolishing the Executive Presidency and introducing a new Constitution, but cautioned that bui... Read More

Bribery Commission indicts Yoshitha Rajapaksa, Karannagoda over UK naval training

COLOMBO, Aug. 3 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President... Read More

Heavy rain, flood and landslide warnings issued as southwest monsoon intensifies

COLOMBO, Aug. 3 -- Weather authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday (3) issued a series of rain, flood and landslide warnings as the active southwest monsoon continues to bring heavy rainfall and strong win... Read More

Mahara Prison unrest brought under control; one inmate killed, extensive damage reported

COLOMBO, Aug. 2 -- The Sri Lanka Police said the unrest that broke out at Mahara Prison has now been brought under control, following a night of violence in which one inmate was killed and six others ... Read More

BASL rejects plan to extend judges' retirement age, seeks meeting with President

COLOMBO, July 30 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has formally rejected the government's proposal to extend the retirement age of judges, warning that the move could undermine judicial indep... Read More

Anglican Church urges Govt. to withdraw proposed amendment on judges' retirement age

COLOMBO, July 30 -- The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Church in Sri Lanka) has called on the government to immediately withdraw its proposed constitutional amendment to increase the retirement age of jud... Read More

Parliamentary committee raises concerns over debt servicing costs

COLOMBO, July 30 -- The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has raised concerns over the impact of rising government borrowing, interest rate volatility and the depreciation of the Sri La... Read More

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