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The long wait

Srilanka, Aug. 16 -- Eight families comprising 24 people, displaced from Ragala Estate by Cyclone Ditwah, have been living in tents for the past six months, waiting for the allocation of land to build... Read More


OMP traces 31 of 23,352 missing persons

Srilanka, Aug. 16 -- The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) has compiled a list of 23,352 victims of enforced disappearances, of whom 31 have been traced, OMP Chairperson Attorney-at-Law Mahesh Katulanda... Read More


Defence evidence to begin for 24 accused

Srilanka, Aug. 16 -- The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar will begin hearing defence evidence in the Easter Sunday attacks case tomorrow (17). The prosecution's evidence in the case against ... Read More


72 hour detention order for Shiran Basik

Srilanka, Aug. 16 -- Shiran Basik, identified by the Police as a major drug kingpin, will be questioned by the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) under a 72-hour detention order after being de... Read More


Sri Lanka surpasses global average in WTO trade facilitation

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- Sri Lanka has achieved 95.8 per cent implementation of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), well above the global average of 87.6 per cent, Trea... Read More


Ministerial bungalows open to private investment

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- In line with the decision by Government Ministers not to occupy their official residences, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has called for proposals from ... Read More


Weligama Police arrest Telangana MLA assault suspect

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- Weligama Police have arrested a suspect accused of assaulting Dr. Kavvampally Satyanarayana, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Indian State of Telangana, and his so... Read More


International Day of Indigenous Peoples

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- Adivasi Chieftain Uruwarige Wannila Aththo undergoes an eye examination during a community eye-care program organised by the Sri Lanka Optometric Association (SLOA) in Dambana yest... Read More


Hello Lake House

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- Director Editorial and Senior Journalist Sisira Yapa, Health and Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Lake House Chairman and Senior Journalist Gamini Warushamana, Sony Electronic... Read More


Police probe death threats gainst prisoner rights activists

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- Police have launched an investigation into death threats allegedly received by Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Senaka Perera, and its Convene... Read More