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FORMER PRESIDENT ISSUES CLARIFICATION OVER S CHIEF PERSONAL SECURITY OFFICER'S TRANSFER

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office has issued a statement over the abrupt transfer of his Chief Security Officer. Chief Inspector of Police Ashoka Ariyawansa served as... Read More


POST-EXPOSITION GARBAGE PILE-UP IN KANDY CONTINUES

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- 633 metric tons of garbage accumulated during the public exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy remains at the Gohagoda garbage disposal site, waiting to be disposed of. Th... Read More


MILITARY HANDS BACK LAND TO JAFFNA CIVILIANS

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Forty acres of land previously held by security forces in Jaffna have been returned to civilian ownership. The relevant documents were handed over yesterday by Jaffna Security For... Read More


NATIONAL PEOPLE'S POWER'S POLITICS UNTOUCHED BY OPPONENTS - PRIME MINISTER

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says that the standards introduced by the government into the political culture should also be extended to local government bodies following t... Read More


CHINA 'EVALUATING' US OFFER TO ENGAGE IN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Beijing is "evaluating" an offer from the US to engage in trade negotiations, the Chinese government has said, a week after Donald Trump claimed talks were already underway. China... Read More


CHILE ISSUES TSUNAMI WARNING AFTER EARTHQUAKE

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Chile has issued a tsunami warning and said people should evacuate coastal areas in the south of the country after a large earthquake. The warning was issued for the remote Magall... Read More


COMMITTEE FORMED TO INVESTIGATE STUDENT DEATH AT SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- The Sabaragamuwa University administration has appointed a three-member committee, chaired by Senior Professor A.A.Y. Amarasinghe, to investigate the death of a second-year student... Read More


TEN DEAD, DOZENS INJURED IN PHILIPPINES BUS CRASH

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Ten people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a bus hit several vehicles at a toll gate on one of the busiest highways in northern Philippines, authorities say. The b... Read More


WARTIME SEIZED CIVILIAN JEWELLERY HANDED OVER TO POLICE Inbox

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- A significant quantity of gold and silver jewellery, which belonged to civilians and was forcibly seized by LTTE terrorists during the war, has been officially handed over to the A... Read More


YOUTH DIES AFTER POLICE CUSTODY IN KOSGODA, PARENTS ALLEGE ASSAULT

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- A 28-year-old youth from the Kosgoda area in Ambalangoda has died after being taken into police custody. The parents of the deceased allege that their son was assaulted while in c... Read More