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Constitutional Council to meet on Auditor General appointment

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Constitutional Council is scheduled to meet today (03) under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne at the Parliament complex. The primary agenda for the afterno... Read More


Hanwella resident arrested for money laundering

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Illegal Assets Investigation Division arrested a 44-year-old resident of Hanwella on charges of laundering over Rs. 30 million. The investigation was launched following a com... Read More


Appeals Court dismisses petitions in Balangoda Kassapa Thera case

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Petitions seeking to invalidate the remand order against Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero and Venerable Trincomalee Kalyanawansa Tissa Thero were dismissed by the Court of Appeal... Read More


Three-wheeler driver injured in plunge

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A driver sustained severe injuries after his three-wheeler veered off the road and tumbled into a 235-foot deep precipice, landing in a canal. The Nanu Oya Police confirmed the vi... Read More


Actor Hemal Ranasinghe taken into police custody

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Hemal Ranasinghe faced arrest today following allegations of assaulting an individual. The actor surrendered to the Wellawatte Police earlier today, after which officers official... Read More


Shiranthi appears before FCID

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, arrived at the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today. Investigators summoned her to rec... Read More


Specialist medical services disrupted

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Operations at 164 specialist medical units across the country faced disruptions following the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) decision to withdraw all specialist d... Read More


President to meet with protesting school development officers today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A discussion between the President and school development officers is scheduled for today (03) regarding their demand for absorption into the teaching service. These officers, wh... Read More


Government attempting to politicise democratic institutions

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A campaign to "Malimakaranaya" (align with the Compass), the country's fundamental democratic institutions, is currently being carried out by the government, according to oppositi... Read More


Parliament convenes today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Parliament convenes today (03) for the first of three scheduled sitting days this week. Official business under standing orders will occupy the first half-hour from 9:30 AM to 10... Read More