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Exchange of fire during yala operation injures one person

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- One person was hospitalised with injuries following an exchange of fire between poachers and wildlife officers during a wildlife operation conducted in the Yala National Park. T... Read More


Employee at Akila Viraj's fuel station remanded until August 18

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- An employee at the fuel station owned by United National Party Deputy Leader and former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam was ordered to be remanded in custody until August 18 by ... Read More


Prison Officer detained over alleged drug supply to prison

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Seven-day detention orders were obtained to further question two individuals, including a prison guard, belonging to a gang engaged in a racket of supplying drug stocks into the ... Read More


BASL calls for expert review before judges' retirement age amendment

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka have requested the President to decide on the proposed constitutional amendment to extend the retirement age limit of judges after an extensive d... Read More


Backhoe Saman's mother succumbs to injuries

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- The mother of Nadungoda Nirmala Prasanna alias 'Backhoe Saman' died after being hospitalised following the shooting in the Middeniya Ulhitiya area, according to the police. Two ... Read More


Amendment to judges' retirement age poses serious impact on judicial independence

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- A serious impact on the independence of the judiciary arises from the proposed amendment to extend the retirement age of judges, and this does not represent an urgent requirement... Read More


Government says judges' retirement age change is not personal, BASL stresses wider consultation

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- A discussion on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution concerning the extension of the retirement age of judges took place between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and represen... Read More


Middeniya Ulhitiya shooting injures Backhoe Saman's mother

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- A shooting took place in the Middeniya Ulhitiya area a short while ago, according to the Police Media Division. The mother of an alleged organised criminal known as 'Backhoe Sam... Read More


Chief Prelates still await President's response on judges' retirement age

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Chief Prelates of the three Buddhist chapters advise the rulers of the country on various matters from time to time in terms of meaning and righteousness both verbally and in wri... Read More


Army Commander receives blessings from Archbishop of Colombo

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne visited the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, and received blessings. The meeting too... Read More