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Wounded Baby Elephant Receives Treatment at Kalawewa National Park

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- A baby elephant with a gunshot wound to its front right leg was treated at the Kalawewa National Park yesterday. The three-year-old calf had been injured a few days prior by a t... Read More


FOREIGN MINISTER HERALDS 'MALAYAGA PEOPLE' RECOGNITION AS GESTURE OF RESPECT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has stated that the political recognition of upcountry Tamils as the "Malayaga People" is a profound gesture of respect and pride for the communit... Read More


GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MAJOR COCONUT REVIVAL PROGRAM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The government is launching a new strategic programme to boost Sri Lanka's coconut sector with the aim of increasing annual export revenue to USD 1,500 million by the year 2030. ... Read More


CAA SEIZES MILLIONS WORTH OF EXPIRED DATES IN WATTALA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized 3,620 kg of expired dates, valued at an estimated Rs. 6.5 million, from a warehouse in Wattala. The dates were being stored for s... Read More


CASE AGAINST RANIL WICKREMESINGHE UNDERWAY AT FORT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently being heard at the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court. Security has been significantly increased around the cour... Read More


ARREST OF EX-PRESIDENT A 'POLITICAL AGENDA,' NOT JUSTICE, SAYS THONDAMAN

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Parliamentarian Jeevan Thondaman has sharply criticized the recent arrest of the former president, labeling the event as a politically motivated move rather than a pursuit of jus... Read More


HARIN FERNANDO'S ELECTION LAW CASE POSTPONED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Former Minister Harin Fernando appeared before the Badulla Magistrate's Court today (26), for a court case concerning an alleged violation of election laws during the last genera... Read More


HEAVY SECURITY DEPLOYED AROUND FORT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Heavy security has been deployed on routes leading to the Fort Magistrate's Court. According to reports, roadblocks have been set up to prevent ordinary citizens from entering t... Read More


SECURITY TIGHTENED FOR TOP STATE COUNSEL AMIDST THREATS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Security has been tightened for Additional Solicitor General, President's Counsel Dileepa Peiris, following an intelligence report that organised criminals hiding in Dubai are pl... Read More


AG INFORMS SUPREME COURT PROPOSED BILL DOESN'T REMOVE PRESIDENTIAL PENSIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the proposed Presidents' Entitlements Bill does not aim to remove the pension rights of former presidents. The bill, ins... Read More