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Ceylon Chamber of Commerce urges review of anti-terror bill to protect GSP+

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has called for a careful review of recent draft legislation, emphasising the need to safeguard Sri Lanka's economic competitiveness, investor confi... Read More


UN urges Sri Lanka to substantially redraft proposed anti-terrorism bill

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on the Sri Lankan government to substantially redraft its Protection of the State from Terrorism Bi... Read More


State university lecturers launch islandwide one-day strike

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Lecturers across all state universities are conducting a one-day strike today (30) over several issues, including shortages of academic staff and physical resources, as well as e... Read More


Showers and thundershowers expected across several areas

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts several spells of showers in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as in the Galle and Matara districts. A few showers may also... Read More


Ceylon Chamber urges review of draft laws to protect GSP+ access

Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has submitted its observations on the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) and is in the process of finalising its views on t... Read More


Water levels in rivers at risk levels drop as rainfall eases

Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Water levels in rivers that were at risk levels fell due to the decrease in current rainfall, according to the Department of Irrigation. The minor flood condition reported from ... Read More


Colombo High Court rejects bail petitions for major drug trafficking suspects

Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- The Colombo High Court rejected bail applications today (29) for three accused, including Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, also known as Harak Kata, a major drug trafficking suspec... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa's Rs. 15 Million Money Laundering Case to Be Recalled on February 11

Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (29) ordered that the case filed against four individuals, including Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, over alleged money ... Read More


Maldives High Court acquits Sri Lankan after one-year sentence for gold smuggling

Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- The High Court of the Maldives has acquitted a Sri Lankan national who had already served a one-year prison sentence for allegedly smuggling more than two kilograms of gold into ... Read More


Foreign investors sell Sri Lankan Rupee bonds after three-week buying streak

Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Foreign investors sold Sri Lankan rupee-denominated government bonds in the week ended October 23, marking their first net outflow in four weeks amid pressure on the local curren... Read More