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Sri Lanka rejects resolution presented to UN Human Rights Council

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Sri Lanka, while disagreeing with coercive international action, rejected the resolution 60/L.1/Rev.1 presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneve. Speaking dur... Read More


Indians lead drop in US university visas

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The United States issued nearly one-fifth fewer student visas in August following a crackdown by President Donald Trump, led by a steep drop for India which was overtaken by China... Read More


28,000 individuals subjected to inspection during island-wide police operation

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- A total of 719 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities and also over illicit liquor and drug-related offenses during a special island-... Read More


Judicial Service Commission decides to withhold several allowances for suspended judges

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has decided to pay only partial salaries to judges currently under suspension and to withhold several allowances that they would normally be ... Read More


Gold set to become Australia's second-biggest resource earner

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Australia said on Tuesday it expected gold to become its second most valuable resource export after iron ore this financial year, dislodging liquefied natural gas, as concerns ove... Read More


GMOA Executive Committee meeting called to discuss transfer issues

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- An emergency executive committee meeting of the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) is scheduled to be held today (07). According to Dr. Hansamal Weerasuriya, the Ass... Read More


Several houses damaged by strong winds in Welikanda

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Several houses in Mahindagama within the Welikanda Divisional Secretariat Division in Polonnaruwa have been partially damaged or destroyed due to strong winds last evening (06). ... Read More


Shoe thrown at India's Chief Justice in religious row

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- An Indian lawyer has thrown a shoe at the country's Chief Justice BR Gavai after apparently being angered by remarks the judge made about Hinduism. Rakesh Kishore launched his at... Read More


Convention against Doping in Sport (Amendment) Bill passed in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The Speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (07) endorsed the certificate on the Convention against Doping in Sport (Amendment) Bill. The Second Readin... Read More


Opposition MPs submit motion seeking probe into release of 323 containers

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- A motion seeking to appoint a special parliamentary committee to investigate the release of 323 shipping containers from the Colombo Port without mandatory physical inspection has... Read More