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Police warn officers over rejection of valid digital insurance cards

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Sri Lanka Police have issued a fresh warning to officers across the country, stressing that motorists presenting valid digital motor insurance cards must not be turned away and t... Read More


Sri Lanka faces rising school dropout crisis

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Nearly 265,000 students from Grade 1 to Grade 10 have dropped out of school over the past five years, according to the Bureau of Rehabilitation. The Chair of the Governing Counc... Read More


New Court of Appeal judge sworn in

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Sajeewani Dilka Lakmali Karunanayake was sworn in as a new judge of the Court of Appeal before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today. She previously served as an Additional S... Read More


Galle Fort drainage network gets long-awaited cleanup

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- A remarkable piece of 17th-century engineering beneath Sri Lanka's historic Galle Fort is receiving renewed attention as authorities begin cleaning and restoring its underground ... Read More


BASL disgruntled by denial of oral right of reply... refuses to make written submissions

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- The Bar Association has formally informed the Supreme Court that it will not submit post-hearing written submissions in a petition challenging the constitutionality of the Judica... Read More


Air Vice Marshal takes over as new vice chancellor of KDU

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Air Vice Marshal Indika Wickramasinghe has officially assumed responsibilities as the new Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. He follows Rear Admi... Read More


Prime minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya meets Bhutan's king in Thimphu

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Future development priorities of Bhutan and fields for strengthening bilateral cooperation drew attention during a meeting between Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya and King J... Read More


World Alzheimer's Day on Sept. 21: LAF steps up dementia awareness

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- This World Alzheimer's Month, the Lanka Alzheimer's Foundation (LAF) is placing dementia prevention at the heart of its national awareness campaign, highlighting the importance o... Read More


Wimal Weerawansa assets case trial fixed for September 22

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Further trial proceedings for the case filed by the Bribery Commission against former minister Wimal Weerawansa over the alleged unlawful acquisition of assets exceeding Rs. 75 m... Read More


Kehelbeddara Padme remanded until the 17th

Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Koralagamage Mandinu Padmasiri Perera alias 'Kehelbeddara Padme', detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act by the Criminal Investigation Department, faced a remand order un... Read More