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Three police officers who were sentenced to ten years in prison by the Jaffna High Court on the charge of torturing two youths in Chunnakam area of ​​Jaffna have been given the same decision again in the Court of Appeal....

Nethmi Ahimsa Poruthota arrived on the island early this morning after winning a bronze medal in the 57 kg women's wrestling event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. A welcome ceremony was held at the airport's special guest...

The Janata Vimukti Party According to Publicity Secretary Vijitha Herath, his party has decided to hold a discussion in response to President Ranil Wickremesinghe's invitation. He stated that the relevant discussion will take place tomorrow (09) afternoon. However, he claims...

The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on Monday (8) denied a request to issue an order prohibiting a protest planned for Tuesday (9) at the Vihara Maha Devi Park in Colombo by political parties and various organisations. Cinnamon Gardens Police made...

Gayan De Mel, the organiser of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Kesbewa Electorate, was arrested today by the Piliyandala Police. According to the Piliyandala Police, he was arrested in connection with six incidents of violence reported in the Piliyandala area...

The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has been granted permission by the Ministry of Power and Energy to open more fuel stations in Sri Lanka. According to LIOC Managing Director Manoj Gupta, permission has been granted to open 50 new...

General Secretary of the Lanka Teachers union Joseph Stalin granted bail by the Fort Magistrates court. He was taken in by police last week and remanded till 12th.

The Tamil National Alliance has responded to President Ranil Wickremesinghe's comments about the presidential election held through Parliament. When President Ranil Wickramasinghe met the alliance recently, he stated that some MPs had voted for him. M. Sumanthiran, Member of Parliament...

Following concerns expressed by Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) persons, President Ranil Wickremasinghe yesterday (7) issued a gazette removing Sections 365 and 365 A of the Penal Code from the emergency regulations that were gazetted by him...

The opposition leader, Lakshman Kiriella, stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has requested that 40 state institutions be privatised as a condition for lending money to Sri Lanka, which is in a financial crisis. According to Lankadeepa, MP Kiriella...