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Professor Wimal Dissanayake bids adieu

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- Professor Wimal Dissanayake, a renowned academic, literary critic, and veteran writer who performed a pioneering mission in the field of media and mass communication studies in Sr... Read More


Katuwellegama Suresh and 61 others named as suspects in Negombo prison clash

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- Katuwellegama Suresh and 61 others were named as suspects in the ongoing court case over the Negombo prison clash. Thirty-eight of them were produced before the Negombo Magistrat... Read More


Former Minister Lakshman Yapa granted bail

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- Former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena was granted bail by the Colombo High Court after being served with indictments over a bribery incident. The Bribery Commission filed the... Read More


Gotabaya Rajapaksa summoned to testify online in Lalith-Kugan case

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- The Jaffna Magistrate's Court issued the order to former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to appear before the Colombo Magistrate's Court on September 29 to provide evidence on the c... Read More


Police fire tear gas to control Dalupotha prison unrest

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- Police fired tear gas to control the ongoing protest by inmates at the Negombo Dalupotha prison. The Police, Police Special Task Force, riot control unit, and the Air Force were ... Read More


Security forces deployed to control unrest at Dalupotha prison

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- The protest by the inmates at the Negombo Dalupotha prison continues. The Police, Police Special Task Force, riot control unit, and the Air Force were called to control the unres... Read More


Individual arrested for filming official residences of IGP and CJ

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- A person who filmed the official residences of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Chief Justice (CJ), and the vicinity on Wijerama Mawatha in Colombo 07, was arrested l... Read More


Individual hunted wild animals for 7 years arrested

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- A person suspected of being engaged in the meat trade by hunting wild animals in an organised manner for nearly seven years was arrested by wildlife officers. The suspect was arr... Read More


28 Pallansena inmates with minor injuries admitted to Welikada prison hospital

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- The turbulent situations that arose within the Negombo-Pallansena, Kuruwita, and Magazine prisons within 12 hours are now controlled. Three individuals died, and more than 50 peo... Read More


Kuruwita, Pallansena prisons unrest under control

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- The unrest that arose within the Kuruwita and Pallansena prisons today (07) has been completely brought under control. Prison Media Spokesperson Commissioner A.C. Gajanayake anno... Read More