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Colombo High Court Judge recuses from Namal Rajapaksa case

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Colombo High Court judge Manjula Thilakaratne has recused himself from the money laundering case against SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa related to the controversial 'Krrish' project. ... Read More


Two killed in rubber latex loaded bowser accident (Video)

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Two people died when a rubber latex bowser traveling from Kalawana to Baduraliya plunged into a 30-foot ravine near Kodippilikanda Saman Devalaya on the Baduraliya-Kalawana road... Read More


Former ASP Udugampola acquitted after 20 years

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The Colombo High Court has acquitted former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kulasiri Udugampola from charges of revealing confidential information about Army intelligen... Read More


Extraordinary Gazette sets spending limit for local polls

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued, allowing candidates to spend between Rs. 74 to Rs. 160 per voter during the Local Government Elections campaign, according to the Elect... Read More


Jeep plunges into Nanu Oya, two injured

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- A jeep travelling from Ginigathhena to Badulla veered off the road and fell into the Nanu Oya river near the Blackpool junction on the Hatton-Nuwara Eliya main road early this m... Read More


Kelani Valley line restored after technical fault

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The Kelani Valley railway line, which was disrupted due to a technical fault near the Kiriwandala station, has been restored to normal. The railway control room stated that a t... Read More


Ingiriya: 15 schoolchildren injured in bus-lorry collision

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Fifteen schoolchildren were hospitalized after a public bus they were travelling in collided with a lorry on the Horana-Ratnapura road near Ingiriya District Hospital, police sa... Read More


MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake remanded (Video)

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court ordered the arrest and remand of MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake until April 1 on suspicion of causing a loss of over Rs. 1.73 million to the Uva P... Read More


Postal voting dates announced

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Postal voting will take place on April 22, 23, and 24, according to the Chairman of the Election Commission. Voters unable to cast their postal votes on those dates will have th... Read More


Second judge recuses from Namal Rajapaksa's 'Krrish' case

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Colombo High Court judge Manjula Thilakaratne announced his recusal from the money laundering case filed against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa in connect... Read More