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"CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP IN ACTION," SAYS WIMAL WEERAWANSA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that the current events demonstrate "constitutional dictatorship in action." Speaking after a party leaders' meeting held in the wake of fo... Read More


WILPATTU RESTAURANT RAIDED FOR OVERCHARGINGM TOURISTS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- A restaurant located near the main entrance of Wilpattu National Park has been found to be overcharging both local and foreign tourists, according to officials from the Puttalam ... Read More


POLICE TO LAUNCH NEW DIVISION TO SEIZE CRIMINAL ASSETS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Sri Lanka Police are preparing to establish a new unit, the Police Criminal Investigation on Derived Property (PCID), to investigate and seize assets acquired through crimina... Read More


MEDICAL BRAIN DRAIN CONTINUES, GMOA WARNS OF HEALTHCARE CRISIS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) is warning that Sri Lanka's health sector is on the verge of a major crisis, with over 2,500 specialists and doctors having le... Read More


RANAWAKA ACCUSES NEW GOVERNMENT OF POLITICAL VICTIMIZATION, NOT JUSTICE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Former Minister and leader of the United Republican Front, Champika Ranawaka, has leveled serious accusations against the new government, claiming that the arrest and remand of f... Read More


FORMER GOVERNMENT'S TENDERING ISSUES BLAMED FOR DRUG SHORTAGES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, stated that the current drug shortage in the country is a result of the previous government failing to follow proper... Read More


CURRENT DRUG SHORTAGES BLAMED ON PAST GOVERNMENT'S TENDER PROCESS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Sri Lanka's Health Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa has blamed recent disruptions in the country's medical supply chain on procurement lapses by the previous administration. Speaki... Read More


KALUTARA NORTH OIC SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A COLLISION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kalutara North Police Station, Chief Inspector Thushara Silva, was seriously injured in a collision last night (23) while on a special operatio... Read More


SUMANTHIRAN CRITICAL OF TIMING OF RANIL ARREST

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- While heads of state must be prosecuted for serious crimes committed during their tenure, the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on a Friday and the decision to oppo... Read More


SRI LANKAN MINISTER REJECTS CLAIMS OF GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE IN COURT CASES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Sri Lanka's Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Media, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, has dismissed allegations of political interference in ongoing judicial proceedings, insisti... Read More