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DR. MAHESHI WIJERATHNE RELEASED ON BAIL IN JAYAWARDENEPURA HOSPITAL CORRUPTION CASE

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the release on bail of Dr. Maheshi Wijerathne, a specialist doctor at Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital, who was previously remanded on suspicio... Read More


FARMERS UNHAPPY WITH GOVERNMENT VETTED PRICE FOR PADDY

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karunaratne stated that the government has announced a minimum price for paddy, not a guaranteed price, allowing farmers to sell their produc... Read More


FOUR STUDENTS INJURED IN SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY CLASH

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Four first-year engineering students from Southeastern University were injured and hospitalised following a clash among students earlier this morning (15).The injured were admitt... Read More


HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN AGAINST DENGUE SPREAD FROM FRUIT PEELS

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Health officials are urging the public to stop discarding rambutan and mangosteen peels indiscriminately. They warn that these peels can collect water, creating ideal breeding g... Read More


PAKISTAN ARMY CHIEF TO VISIT SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on July 21. After his three-day visit to Sri Lanka, he is also scheduled to visit Indonesia. Field ... Read More


OVER 216,000 DANGEROUS DRUGS SEIZED IN NOROCHCHOLAI

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Excise Department officials yesterday (13) seized 216,000 tablets of dangerous drugs, classified as illegal narcotics, during a raid in the Norochcholai area of Puttalam. Accord... Read More


FORMER WENNAPPUWA ASP SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS OF RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- A former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Wennappuwa has been sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court. The conviction stems from char... Read More


FARMERS DEMAND HIGHER PRICES AS THE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karunaratne announced that the government has launched a new program involving intermediaries to purchase wet paddy, as the Yala season harve... Read More


WEATHER FORECAST: SHOWERS EXPECTED

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Showers will occur at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts, according to the Department of Meteorology. Several... Read More


MINISTER RAJITHA SENARATNE SEEKS ANTICIPATORY BAIL AMID BRIBERY COMMISSION PROBE

Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Former Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne has filed an anticipatory bail application before the Colombo Magistrate's Court, seeking to avoid arrest by the Bribery Commission. After c... Read More