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Sri Lanka rejects external intervention or mechanisms to investigate alleged human rights violations during the conflict with the LTTE, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The minister said this in response to the report submitted by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Sri Lanka. …
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The Tangalle Municipal Council Secretary is reported to be among those killed in a bus accident that occurred on the Ella-Wellawaya main road last night. 12 municipal council employees, two children and 15 other people, including the bus driver, died in the accident, said Deputy Minister of Local Government Ruwan Senarath. One woman is still …
Tangalle Municipal Council Secretary dies in bus accident in Rawana Ella. Read More »
It is reported that about ten people have been hospitalized so far in the bus accident that occurred near the 24th milepost on the Ella-Wellawaya road last night. The bus has fallen about 500 feet into the ravine and is currently resting near the Kirindi Oya, according to relief workers. It is a difficult task …
Ten people hospitalized in Ella-Wellawaya bus accident. Read More »
The two-day medical strike at the Ratnapura Teaching Hospital has ended with the transfer of Director Dr. Imesh Prathapasinghe. A press release issued by the Government Medical Officers’ Association before the transfer is attached here. Press release The doctors’ strike at the Ratnapura Teaching Hospital has continued for the second day due to the failure …
Doctors at Ratnapura Hospital are being threatened by a mob. Read More »
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said that it has been revealed that two Pakistani nationals have worked as employees in the ice drug factory allegedly run by Kehelbaddara Padme in this country to manufacture the drug called ice locally. It is reported that he has invested nearly 4 million rupees in this factory and has …
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A complaint received on the 119 emergency number is being investigated. Four officers of the Tissamaharama Police have left in a jeep. It is reported that when the four officers got out of the jeep, a group of people have hijacked the jeep. The Tissamaharama Police, alarmed by this, has launched an operation to find …
Thieves have stolen the jeep of the Tissamaharama Police. Read More »
Two people have died in a road accident that occurred near the Mirigama entrance of the Central Expressway. The accident occurred when a lorry and a bowser transporting fuel collided. The driver of the lorry died on the spot in the accident that occurred around 11 pm last night. The injured assistant of the bowser …
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A group of thugs stormed the Frontline Socialist Party headquarters in Yakkala, Gampaha this morning (2) and attempted to take over the office by force, the party said. More than 100 people carrying swords and clubs stormed the office, and the Frontline party members allege that among the group were government members of parliament and …
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that there is no longer a danger of war in the country. The President made this statement while participating in the inauguration of the third phase of the Jaffna, Myliddi Fisheries Harbour Development Project this morning (01). Under this, it has been planned to provide essential facilities such as water, …
This government is working to ensure that there is no more war. Read More »
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya Party should immediately remove the people occupying high positions and reorganize the party, says MP Chaminda Wijesiri. If it fails to do so, the party will also be destroyed like the United National Party, he says. The current Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa knows very well the reason for the destruction of …
The SJP should change its big chairs. Chaminda Wijesiri says. chaminda wijesiri Read More »
It is reported that the distribution of Triumph products in Sri Lanka, which has been a leading women’s intimate apparel brand in Sri Lanka for decades, has been suspended. This situation has been reported to have arisen due to a policy decision taken by Triumph International India, a company based in India. A small number …
Triumph, which has won the trust of women, is leaving Sri Lanka. Read More »
The Ministry of Health says that due to a large number of staff members taking leave at once, it has become difficult to continue essential services within the ministry. As a result, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media has decided to temporarily suspend the approval of leave, including foreign travel, for its staff until …
Health staff leave and foreign travel cancelled. Read More »
Police sources say that an investigation is to be conducted into the acquisition of assets by Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, and Rohitha Abeygunawardena. The Illegal Assets Investigation Unit of the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division has initiated this investigation in accordance with the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 05 …
Investigation into the illicit assets of three former ministers. Read More »
While private pharmacies sell about 7,500 different brands of medicines, it is reported that only about 700 brands are subject to price control. Accordingly, patients who purchase medicines from outside have had to pay a large amount for those medicines, says Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, Chairman of the Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance for Medical and …
The wild elephant ‘Kandalam Elephant’, who had been receiving treatment at the Wildlife Department in Kandalama Tank for over 6 months, died this afternoon (13). The elephant, who was between 25 and 30 years old, was in a critical condition after being shot in the front leg. About a year ago, it was shot again …
Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told the media that an investigation has already been initiated against the officers who provided false information to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya regarding the Supreme SAT project. He stated that it is the responsibility of the relevant officials to prepare the answers with accurate statistics when answering the questions asked by the …
Former Pradeshiya Sabha member Shantha Mudunkotuwa has been killed in a shooting incident that occurred on the Meegoda-Attygalle road today (12) at around 1.00 pm. The former Pradeshiya Sabha member, who was injured in the shooting, died after being admitted to the Homagama Hospital, the Police Media Division said. The shooting was carried out by …
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Former UNP MP Saman Ratnapriya responds to Deputy Minister Susil Ranasinghe’s statement yesterday that it was the current President Anura Dissanayake who restructured Sri Lanka’s debt and that Ranil Wickremesinghe was unable to do so. He says that the current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa fled the moment they were invited …
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Sri Lanka has successfully met its key fiscal targets for June under the credit facility provided to Sri Lanka by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Central Bank sources say that the main reason for the increase in state revenue is the significant increase in state tax revenue with the resumption of vehicle imports that were …
Police have arrested three people on suspicion of aiding and abetting the shooting incident that took place near the Sirisara Uyana apartment complex in Sahaspura, Borella. Police said they are aged 24, 25 and 40 and residents of Borella and Dematagoda. A suspect who aided and abetted the shooting had been arrested by the police …
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It is reported that during the trade talks between Sri Lanka and the United States, a proposal has been made to provide duty-free access to American-made vehicles. The main reason for this proposal is that the trade balance between the two countries is reported to be in Sri Lanka’s favor. It is understood that a …
The statement made by the Prime Minister in Parliament regarding the Supreme SAT satellite, which is linked to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s younger son, Rohitha Rajapaksa, has caused serious political unrest. The Prime Minister said that no government money was spent on the launch of the satellite and that the country had earned foreign exchange …
Supreme SAT statement prompts pressure on PM to resign. Read More »
The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Harsha de Silva, says that there is a possibility of a diplomatic dispute between China and Sri Lanka with the detention of a stock of BYD electric cars manufactured in China by the Customs at the Hambantota Port. The MP said that a decision should be taken …
The discussions with the United States of America have not been completed to a satisfactory level, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti says. However, he hopes that the discussions will end on a positive note, and he goes even further. He says that it is special that a collapsed economy has recovered so quickly. …
Handunnetti says that negotiations with the US have failed. Read More »
