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ASWESUMA ALLOWANCE CREDITED TO ELDERLY BENEFICIARIES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Sri Lanka's Welfare Benefits Board says the monthly allowance for low-income elderly citizens over the age of 70 has been credited to bank accounts today. According to the board... Read More


GAZETTE TO BE AMENDED TO ALLOW WOMEN TO APPLY FOR RAILWAY STATION MASTER POST

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Attorney General's Department has informed the Supreme Court that the gazette notice for the recruitment of station masters for Sri Lanka Railways has been submitted to the C... Read More


MEDIATION BILL FOR CIVIL, COMMERCIAL DISPUTES APPROVED BY PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The Mediation (Civil and Commercial Disputes) Bill has been approved by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice, and Civil Security, the Sri Lankan Par... Read More


SCHOOL TEACHER REMANDED ON CHILD ABUSE CHARGES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- A teacher from a leading school in Anuradhapura has been remanded until the 8th of next month for allegedly abusing a 12-year-old male student in the school's mathematics lab. T... Read More


MAN WHO TORE, CHEWED POLICE LOGBOOK PAGES RELEASED ON BAIL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- A man who allegedly tore out and chewed two pages from a police logbook at the Mahawa Police Station has been released on bail by the Mahawa Magistrate's Court today (27). The 3... Read More


First Human Screwworm Infection Confirmed in U.S.

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- A person in the United States has been found to be infected with screwworms, a parasitic fly larva that feeds on living flesh, marking the first time this has been confirmed in a... Read More


COMPLAINT FILED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OVER COURT INCIDENT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- A complaint has been filed with the Human Rights Commission against three police officers following an incident at the Fort Magistrate's Court. According to the complaint, Assis... Read More


EX-PRESIDENT TO REMAIN IN HOSPITAL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to remain in the hospital for a few more days, according to a statement from his office. He is currently receiving treatment at... Read More


EX-MINISTER REMANDED AGAIN OVER BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- Former Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa has been further remanded until the 29th of this month on charges related to a bribery case. The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrat... Read More


COLOMBO FORT MAGISTRATE COURT GRANTS BAIL TO FORMER PRESIDENT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court has ordered the release of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on bail. The order was issued by Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura, who granted ... Read More