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Former minister Jagath Angage granted bail

Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- Former Western Province Health Minister Jagath Angage has been released on bail following his arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. Repo... Read More


Court pauses session to sentence 15 Easter attack convicts

Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- The Colombo Special Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar has temporarily adjourned the pronouncement of sentencing for the 15 individuals convicted in the primary Easter Sunday bom... Read More


Government rolls out 4,570 smart boards for classroom digitisation

Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, announced in Parliament today (22) that steps have been taken to im... Read More


ASPI of the Colombo Stock Exchange closed after losing 77.08 points

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- The All-Share Price Index of the Colombo Stock Exchange closed at 20,979.18 after losing 77.08 points. The S&P SL20 index ended at 5,909.45 points following an 19.44-point loss... Read More


Justice Minister meets deputy ambassador of Switzerland

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- A meeting took place this morning (21) at the Ministry of Justice between Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara and deputy ambassador... Read More


Parliament committee pushes measures to ease prison congestion

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security has focused on implementing several rapid measures to reduce prison overcrowding. These mea... Read More


Flood warning extended for Gin, Kuda Ganga basins

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- The Department of Irrigation has announced that the flood warning previously issued for the Gin Ganga basin and the Kuda Ganga sub-basin of the Kalu Ganga has been extended for ... Read More


206mm rain recorded in Kukuleganga as flood risk rises

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- According to the Department of Irrigation, water levels in the Kelani, Kalu, Gin, and Nilwala rivers, as well as the Attanagalu Oya, remain at risk due to the ongoing adverse we... Read More


Dublin Principles set new framework to counter extremism

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- A pioneering framework designed to prevent extremism by uniting law enforcement with religious communities took centre stage at the Building Cohesive, Safer Communities conferen... Read More


Two former female Navy officers remanded over 2008 disappearance case

Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- Two former female navy officers were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department regarding the disappearance of two women from a detention center located within the Trinco... Read More