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Sri Lanka’s government is drafting legislation to allow suspects to be placed under house arrest instead of being remanded inContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka plans house arrest law to ease severe prison overcrowding appeared first on…

The Department of Meteorology says a low-pressure area continues to persist over the southwest Bay of Bengal, to the southeastContinue Reading The post Low-Pressure system persists, heavy shower in several provinces appeared first on…

Former First Lady Maithree Wickremesinghe, wife of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has informed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that sheContinue Reading The post Maithree Wickremesinghe fails to appear before CID appeared…

Health officials have warned that rabies transmission from cats has increased in Sri Lanka. Consultant Community Physician at the HealthContinue Reading The post Health officials warn of rise in rabies transmission from cats appeared first…

Four people, including a Dutch national, were killed in four separate road accidents reported yesterday (Feb. 19) in the Theldeniya,Continue Reading The post Four including Dutch national killed in separate road accidents appeared first on…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for two districts. The NBRO said the warning isContinue Reading The post Landslide warning issued for two districts appeared first on Newswire.

An 11-member Special Parliamentary Select Committee has been appointed to examine and report on the electoral system to be usedContinue Reading The post Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to examine PC electoral system appeared first…

Former Ministry Secretary and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Palpita was granted bail by theContinue Reading The post Anusha Palpita granted bail appeared first on Newswire.

A complaint has been lodged to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) seeking a fresh probe into the aircraft crash at GregoryContinue Reading The post CID complaint seeks fresh probe into Gregory Lake aircraft crash appeared first on…

A Sangha conference addressing what organizers describe as growing threats to Buddhism, the clergy, and the country’s cultural heritage isContinue Reading The post ‘Maha Sangha conference’ to be held in Colombo today appeared first on…