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Sri Lanka-Japan Friendship Association pledges continued support to Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Aug. 13 -- A delegation led by Inoue Naoki, President of the Sri Lanka-Japan Friendship Association has met with Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential ... Read More


1,693 killed in road accidents so far this year - Police

Srilanka, Aug. 13 -- A total of 1,693 individuals have lost their lives in fatal road accidents reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, according to Sri Lanka Police. Speaking at a media brief... Read More


Interpol Red Notices issued for 93 Sri Lankan suspects hiding overseas

Srilanka, Aug. 13 -- Sri Lanka Police says that Red Notices have been issued through Interpol to apprehend and bring back 93 wanted suspects hiding overseas in connection with crimes committed in Sri ... Read More


UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns over Sri Lanka's proposed judges' retirement age extension

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, has issued an official communication to the President of Sri Lanka raising... Read More


Judges' retirement age extension not intended for any individual or group - President

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met with representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) this afternoon (12) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the meet... Read More


BASL suggests referring judges' retirement age proposal to a Parliamentary Select Committee

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- A 20-member delegation of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), has met with the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Legal Advisor to ... Read More


Shootout between hunters and wildlife officers reported in Yala National Park

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- An exchange of gunfire has taken place between suspected hunters and wildlife officers during a special wildlife operation in Yala National Park. Lunugamvehera Police stated ... Read More


Warm weather advisory issued for several districts.

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Vavuniya, Mullaittive, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Manaragala d... Read More


Japanese Defence Attacheada calls on new Navy Commander

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The Defence Attache at the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka, Commander KUBO Takayuki, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, at the Navy Headquarters toda... Read More


Railway Station Masters warn of trade union action over unresolved issues

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Association (SLRSMA) has stated that authorities have yet to provide proper solutions to several administrative, service and audit-related i... Read More