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COLOMBO HIGH COURT ADJOURNS CASE AGAINST PATALI OVER 2016 HIT AND RUN CASE

Sri Lanka, April 30 -- The Colombo High Court has postponed proceedings in the 2016 'hit-and-run' case involving former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and two others, until July 25. The case was h... Read More


MAY DAY RALLIES SET TO TAKE PLACE ACROSS SRI LANKA AMIDST HIGH SECURITY

Sri Lanka, April 30 -- Political parties across Sri Lanka are preparing to hold rallies and processions in view of International Workers' Day, with authorities implementing special security and traffi... Read More


COURT OF APPEAL TO CONSIDER WRIT APPLICATION ON SRI LANKA RUGBY FEDERATION ELECTIONS

Sri Lanka, April 30 -- The Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing for May 15 to consider a writ application seeking an order to compel the holding of elections for the Sri Lanka Rugby Federation. Th... Read More


COURT TO HEAR EVIDENCE IN DEATH OF MAN IN POLICE CUSTODY

Sri Lanka, April 30 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered that evidence be heard on May 16 in the ongoing magisterial inquiry into the death of a 25-year-old man who died while in police custo... Read More


NURSE INJURED AFTER CAR PLUNGES OFF SLOPE IN TEA ESTATE

Sri Lanka, April 30 -- A nurse was injured after her car veered off the road and tumbled approximately 60 feet down a slope into a tea estate. The incident occurred today (30) at around 8:30 a.m. on ... Read More


DELAY IN FLYOVER CONSTRUCTION COST 400 MILLION IN LATE FEES

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The delay in constructing the flyover from Baladaksha Mawatha to Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha near the Kompannavidiya Police Station has resulted in over Rs. 400 million ... Read More


REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR VESAK ALMS GIVINGS

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The public can now register alms givings (dansal) they are hoping to work off during the upcoming Vesak festival. The Public Health Inspectors' Union of Sri Lanka (PHIUSL) advi... Read More


KANDY SCHOOLS REOPEN, CITY CLEANED AFTER SACRED TOOTH RELIC EXPOSITION

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Thirty-seven schools in Kandy, which were temporarily utilised to accommodate security personnel during the recent Exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, have reopened their door... Read More


COCONUT PRICES ON THE RISE, BUT EXPECTED TO FALL SOON

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Coconut prices in several parts of the country have seen an upward trend. According to the Chairman of the Coconut Cultivation Board, Dr. Sunimal Jayakody, coconuts that were p... Read More


ACCREDITED MEDIA ONLY FOR FUTURE CABINET BRIEFINGS

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- The Bribery Commission will soon question officials of state institutions, as well as the ministers who abetted them, regarding allegations of corruption within those institutio... Read More