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Conjoined twins successfully separated in historic surgery

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- A team of doctors from the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital, the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Children's Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Peradeniya successfully se... Read More


Estate worker wages increased by historic margin, minister says

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- President Anura Kumara increased estate worker wages by the largest amount in the country's history, according to Plantation and Community Infrastructure Minister Samantha Vidyara... Read More


Ravi Seneviratne pleads guilty in driving case

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Senior DIG (Retd) Ravi Seneviratne pleaded guilty today to the charge of failing to prevent a collision. The charge relates to a... Read More


Inquest reveals 14 shot dead, 9 assaulted to death in prison clash

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Evidence hearings regarding the inquests of 24 individuals who died during the clash inside the Negombo Prison concluded. Police stated that investigations into the clash that oc... Read More


CID informs court investigations into Ranil's London visit concluded

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The Criminal Investigation Department informed Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (08) that all investigations were concluded regarding an incident where former Preside... Read More


Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives at Fort Magistrate's Court

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court a short while ago to appear for the case filed containing charges under the Offences Against P... Read More


Prison official injured in Negombo clash passes away

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- A prison guard who was receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the Negombo prison clash passed away. Accordingly, the number of ... Read More


Former cabinet minister Jagath Pushpakumara granted bail

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Former Cabinet Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Jagath Pushpakumara, arrested by the Bribery Commission over corruption charges, was ordered to be re... Read More


Eight sentenced to death over 1997 Colombo murders

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The Colombo High Court sentenced eight defendants to death after they were found guilty of committing murders. Colombo High Court Judge Buddhika Sri Ragala imposed the sentences ... Read More


IMF reviews Sri Lanka's revenue reform progress

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- A special discussion to review Sri Lanka's public revenue system modernisation took place recently at the Presidential Secretariat. Presidential Secretariat Secretary Nandika Sana... Read More