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MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam questioned why the salaries of officials at the Colombo Port City are not being publicly disclosed, despiteContinue Reading The post Shanakiyan questions Port City Commission salaries appeared first on Newswire.

Police used tear gas to bring under control a tense situation at the Pallansena Prison, where inmates staged a protestContinue Reading The post Police use tear gas as inmates stage rooftop protest at Pallansena Prison appeared first on…

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has ordered former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to testify via video link from the Colombo Chief Magistrate’sContinue Reading The post Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered to testify via video in Lalith-Kugan case…

Professor Wimal Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s first professor of mass communication and a pioneering scholar of Asian communication theory, has diedContinue Reading The post Communication Scholar Prof. Wimal Dissanayake Dies appeared first on…

All academic activities at the University of Peradeniya, which were temporarily suspended due to adverse weather conditions, will resume fromContinue Reading The post Peradeniya University to resume academic activities from August 10…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning for several areas in five districts, effective fromContinue Reading The post NBRO issues landslide early warnings for four districts appeared first on…

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of gold jewellery worth Rs. 14.1 million from a residenceContinue Reading The post Four arrested over theft of gold jewellery worth Rs. 14.1 million appeared first on Newswire.

The Colombo High Court on Friday granted bail to former minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena after serving him with an indictmentContinue Reading The post Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena granted bail appeared first on Newswire.

The Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development has urged motorcyclists to wear Sri Lanka Standards (SLS)-certified helmets, saying theContinue Reading The post Motorcyclists must wear SLS-certified helmets: Transport Ministry…

A Parliamentary Select Committee reviewing Sri Lanka’s election laws has appointed an expert panel to examine proposals on electoral reformsContinue Reading The post Parliamentary Select Committee appoints expert panel to review electoral…