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Govt to revive monk disciplinary mechanism

COLOMBO, May 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday (27) announced plans to introduce legal reforms aimed at strengthening discipline within the Buddhist clergy, including the revival o... Read More


Easter attacks case against Hemasiri, Pujith adjourned to June 12

COLOMBO, May 27 -- The trial against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera over the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks was on Wednesday (2... Read More


589 arrested in nationwide crime crackdown

COLOMBO, May 27 -- A nationwide special police operation targeting organized crime and narcotics has led to the arrest of 589 individuals, including 24 identified as having direct links to major crimi... Read More


Sri Lanka banks assure stability amid fraud concerns

COLOMBO, May 27 -- Sri Lanka's banking sector has assured the public that the country's financial system remains stable, resilient, and secure despite several recent incidents of financial fraud and c... Read More


Mahaweli Authority restores indigenous lands previously allocated to private firms

COLOMBO, May 26 -- The Mahaweli Development Authority has taken steps to recover ancestral lands handed over to private companies and return them to indigenous communities, government legal counsel to... Read More


Weerawansa arrested, released on bail over war heroes' monument incident

COLOMBO, May 25 -- Former Minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa was on Monday (25) granted bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court hours after being arrested by Thalangama ... Read More


Pakistan Army Chief concludes Iran visit amid regional mediation efforts

COLOMBO, May 25 -- Pakistan Army Chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has concluded a brief but "highly productive" official visit to Iran, during which he held talks with senior Iranian leaders as p... Read More


India hands over 134 vehicles to Sri Lanka Police under Rs 300 million grant

COLOMBO, May 25 -- India on Monday (25) handed over a fleet of 134 single-cab vehicles to the Sri Lanka Police under a grant assistance program worth 300 million Sri Lankan rupees aimed at strengtheni... Read More


Sri Lanka, Somalia discuss cooperation over tanker seizure in Puntland Waters

COLOMBO, May 25 -- Sri Lanka's Ambassador-designate to Ethiopia, Nirmala Paranavitana, held discussions with Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia, Abdullahi Mohamed Warfa, on bilateral cooperation and ong... Read More


National Commission on Women calls for independent legal protection in child sexual abuse case

COLOMBO, May 22 -- Sri Lanka's National Commission on Women (NCW) on Thursday (21) called for stronger legal, psychosocial and institutional protections for a child survivor at the centre of an allege... Read More