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Justice Minister visits Panadura Court

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, conducted an inspection visit to the Panadura Court premises this morning (03) to assess existi... Read More


Sri Lankan doctor elected to lead top professional body in Australia

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Professor Tissa Wijeratne, a Sri Lanka-born senior neurologist, has been elected by majority vote to the Board of Directors of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) ... Read More


Gazette issued to recruit 3,000 more nurses

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Ministry of Health says that a special gazette has been issued to recruit an additional 3,000 student nurses, as part of the plan to achieve the target of recruiting 13,600 nu... Read More


SJB says move to change judges' retirement age is unconstitutional

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has expressed opposition to the government's attempt to increase the retirement age of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges. In an official m... Read More


2 pedestrians killed in accident on A-9 Road

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Two pedestrians have died after being seriously injured in a double-vehicle accident in the Kanagarayankulam area on the A-9 road, police said. The accident occurred last night (... Read More


State grant for Poson festival insufficient: Mihintale Chief Prelate

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Speaking to the media after the Poson Committee meeting held at the historic Mihintale sacred site, the chief prelate said that the government allocation for this year's Poson fes... Read More


CID summoned to court to report on Suresh Sallay's condition

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (03) issued notice to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), directing it to appear in court tomorrow (04) and present info... Read More


Son flees after firing gun in Kiriella, father in custody with firearm

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A shooting incident was reported last night (02) at around 10.45 p.m. near the Kiriella Matuwagala temple on the Ratnapura-Ingiriya road, where shots were fired into the air. Pol... Read More


Ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, two officers banned from travel

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (03) issued an order imposing a foreign travel ban on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and two military officers in connection... Read More


Fisherman goes missing at sea off Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A fisherman aboard a multi-day fishing vessel that departed from the Hikkaduwa Fisheries Harbour has mysteriously gone missing at sea, according to Hikkaduwa Police. Police Headq... Read More