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COURT REJECTS RAJITHA SENARATNE'S REQUEST TO HALT ARREST WARRANT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne today (18) filed a motion with the Colombo Magistrate's Court, seeking an order to temporarily halt an arrest warrant issued against him by the ... Read More


FORT-MARADANA TRAIN DERAILMENT CLEARED, SERVICES RESUME

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Samudra Devi Express train that derailed this morning (18) between the Fort and Maradana railway stations has been removed from the track. According to the Railway Departmen... Read More


MOST WEAPONS FOUND IN KADUWELA ARE REPLICAS, POLICE SAY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Police have announced that the three T-56 rifles and five Browning pistols recently discovered in the Korathota, Kaduwela area are replicas. The discovery was made by the Navaga... Read More


YOUNG ASIAN POLITICAL LEADERS MEET SRI LANKAN WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARIANS' CAUCUS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Young political leaders from across South and Southeast Asia, led by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Institute, met with the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus in Sri Lanka on August 7.... Read More


THREE T-56 RIFLES AND FIVE PISTOLS FOUND IN KADUWELA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Nawagamuwa Police have discovered a cache of firearms hidden under a tree in the Thunandhahena area of Korathota, Kaduwela. The weapons found include: Three T-56 assault rifles... Read More


GOVT. TO PRIORITISE PC ELECTIONS AHEAD OF REFORM PROCESS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Speaking at a press briefing in Kilinochchi, Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that the government plans to introduce constitutional reforms after the Provincial Council elections... Read More


MAN DROWNS WHILE FISHING IN SEVANAGALA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- A 42-year-old man from the Mahagama Colony in Sevanagala has tragically drowned while fishing in the Haburugala Bodhiraja Lake. Police reported that the victim fell into a pit i... Read More


641 ARRESTED IN SPECIAL ISLAND-WIDE POLICE OPERATION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Police Media Division has announced that a total of 641 individuals were arrested during a special island-wide operation conducted yesterday (17). The arrests were made on su... Read More


BAIL REJECTED FOR POLICE OIC ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has rejected the bail application of the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Okkampitiya Police Station, who was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs. ... Read More


NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Colombo District Parliamentarian Mujibur Rahman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) claims that the government is trying to evade the no-confidence motion against the Deputy Mini... Read More