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Wasantha Mudalige, the convenor of the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) who was in remand custody under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been released. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/u3qaLTZ https://ift.tt/3vH5UAp

Officers of the Parliamentary Police Division have arrested two people who took videos of the high-security zone in parliament. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lcTeaoh https://ift.tt/npkYaRz

The Chairman of the Election Commission says that all relevant documents received from District Returning Officers to hold the Local Government Election on March 09, have been sent to the Government Printer to be gazetted. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jet6lZf https://ift.tt/ykus082

The Epidemiology Unit has observed a rapid increase in the number of dengue cases reported within this year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/rgSqGE2 https://ift.tt/seZh6Dg

Sri Lanka Police says investigations have revealed that the death threats to the members of the Election Commission via phone calls have been carried out from a foreign country. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1YAagOf https://ift.tt/7p2o8qB

The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake says that he is eagerly awaiting to face the charge sheet against him said to have been prepared by the Power and Energy Minister. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jCostxE https://ift.tt/sUGVHFK

One pilot has died after two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed in a mid-air collision in central India. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CV1zQ32 https://ift.tt/AOzT42m

The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today dismissed the claims of the Secretary to the Ministry of Power Energy that the officials who participated in the recent discussion with the Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) were coerced into agreeing to an uninterrupted supply of electricity. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fBcmeFy https://ift.tt/k5QhYMq

The Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung met with the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo yesterday (27 Jan.). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/i5qwzMy https://ift.tt/h2y3QL5

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa claims that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is ready for the upcoming 2023 Local Government LG) election. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nghtQ9K https://ift.tt/Ujh0aFt

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has been issued a warning by Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YGogtp6 https://ift.tt/zi4rVKQ

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has informed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) that requests for power interruptions would not be green-lighted until February 17, 2023. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fH7ewNW https://ift.tt/Whsdy2K

Sri Lanka Navy seized two large consignments of Kerala cannabis with a wet weight of more than 49kg in separate operations conducted in the seas off Jaffna on Wednesday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/dq0wnRe https://ift.tt/MNeX0KR

Another suspect involved in the assassination of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council member Ranjan de Silva has been arrested on Wednesday (Jan. 25). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/T1Aok8v https://ift.tt/p8HhOg9

Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and wounded several others during a raid in a flashpoint area of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, in the deadliest day in years in the territory. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/xMkB6AR https://ift.tt/xSDcR25

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka next week for a five-day visit. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Tp13XEf https://ift.tt/tyTu0xB

A group of 38 Sri Lankans were repatriated by the authorities of the Réunion Island of France last evening (25 Jan.), after an illegal migration attempt via sea was foiled. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/O3PctDs https://ift.tt/tTSvfmB

The Court of Appeal today (26 Jan.) granted State Minister Diana Gamage time until 17 February to file objections pertaining to the writ application filed, demanding that her Parliamentary seat be revoked. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SysRXGu https://ift.tt/DS54l9V

Ukraine s president has thanked Western leaders for sending tanks to support the fight against Russia, but said they needed to be delivered quickly. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/aGH4mnb https://ift.tt/Y7iUX58

Sri Lanka Police yesterday (25 Jan.) cracked down on a lottery ticket scam in Kurunegala, where over 200 fake tickets were being sold. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HQbm6x9 https://ift.tt/v9JpU0n

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is hopeful that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be able to receive financial assurances from all of Sri Lanka s creditors pertaining to the island s debt restructuring plan in a very short period, Governor Dr. Nandalal Weearsinghe stated. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WN2xC9T https://ift.tt/3TGAJkj

Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3KUWhnb https://ift.tt/KL9RcOf

The Supreme Court has fixed the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, seeking an order declaring that his arrest and detention are unlawful, for consideration on May 16. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/519QiSd https://ift.tt/euanxOE

Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena has stated that there is no pressing need to take any action against the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Neil Bandara Hapuhinna. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QyuwMx0 https://ift.tt/O5arnTM

The government has decided to appoint a committee to look into the issues pertaining to white water rafting in Kitulgala due to the Broadlands Hydropower Project and to make necessary recommendations on possible solutions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KsdSNgu https://ift.tt/Ears8ny

A meeting of the Constitutional Council will be held next Wednesday (Jan. 25) at 9.30 am, Chief of Staff and Deputy General Secretary of the Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/L2jnh9P https://ift.tt/jKSPlgw

Electricity generation activities at the Kelanitissa Power Station have resumed, just days after it was shut down due to a shortage of Naphtha. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hyA0wvJ https://ift.tt/qiBE86a

Junior staff at hospitals across the island will resort to trade union action by withdrawing from their duties for four hours tomorrow (Jan. 23) based on several demands, according to trade unions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/pvc6sAR https://ift.tt/qZTeiYt

Members of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka has sought help from India in addressing their socio-economic problems, during External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar s two-day visit to the island nation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/7z65G9O https://ift.tt/lxkvJKB

Brazil s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sacked the country s army chief, two weeks after rioting in the capital. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OymWDtP https://ift.tt/XzlrgWw

Sri Lanka Navy, on Thursday (19 Jan.), seized two consignments carrying a collective of nearly 1,000 kilograms of smuggled turmeric in Jaffna, while four suspects have also been apprehended. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HIKewpL https://ift.tt/zBGKsi7

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry is scheduled to make a five-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next week, on an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/RsFB6Yp https://ift.tt/1V4r3TK

Chris Hipkins, New Zealand s education minister, is bidding to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister, after her shock resignation announcement earlier this week. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zB8H6RS https://ift.tt/dM4hvZl

A cane toad so giant wildlife officers thought it was fake has been found in a north Australian rainforest. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/PL1O2ZM https://ift.tt/qXV5K1c

Sourcing additional funds for an election at a time state revenue is depleting will be extremely challenging to the Treasury, Secretary to the Finance Ministry informed the Supreme Court today (Jan 20). from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Ji90bN4 https://ift.tt/s4p2HLr

A Buddhist monk has after a large mound of earth collapsed onto the upper courtyard of the Danduwawa Rajamaha Viharaya in Peradeniya. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/iA6HXGt https://ift.tt/kiNoj7S

The Court of Appeal has extended the interim order issued suspending the new board of officials elected to the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) including its President Sri Ranga from executing their duties, until tomorrow (Jan. 20). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1m3O4qr https://ift.tt/CrLlQYc

The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung says that she is pleased to see India confirm strong support for Sri Lanka s prospective Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program with the IMF and commitment to providing debt relief transparently, in coordination with the Paris Club. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/T7MuReg https://ift.tt/OzgKLCA

Chairman of Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Samantha Steven and his driver Hasitha Thilakaratne, who were arrested for trying to obtain a bribe of Rs. 2 million from a businessman, have been remanded further until January 31. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/NOqsguD https://ift.tt/VtCaTgF

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena informed the Parliament a short while ago, that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced probes into the recent threats against two members of the Election Commission. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wkbsBjG https://ift.tt/bwDyhrN

A shooting took place a short while ago down 6th lane in Kotahena, Sri Lanka Police reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EdYa5Wo https://ift.tt/5kQxXHV

The Attorney General has informed the Colombo District Court that he would not appear on behalf of the former chief of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Nilantha Jayawardene, who has been named a respondent of the petitions filed by the victims of the Easter Sunday Attacks, seeking compensation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/NEs5XQy https://ift.tt/CZBM4X1

A group of people has torched a housing unit in the Modarawila apartment complex owing to an escalated dispute with another group of individuals in the Panadura area, the Panadura-South Police said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ZV30JaP https://ift.tt/QZVgHMp

Sepal Amarasingha, who was arrested for his defamatory statements on the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy has been further remanded until 31 January. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uIjXntC https://ift.tt/wvfkLT1

The government of Sri Lanka has decided to halt the printing of money, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena announced. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zODQkZ2 https://ift.tt/DIztkLB

India formally notified that it would support Sri Lanka s debt restructuring plan, clearing a major hurdle for the bankrupt nation to unlock a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund, Bloomberg reported citing a person with knowledge of the matter. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UGjqBQh https://ift.tt/PcgovIM

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has directed the Manager of the National Team to submit a report pertaining to Sri Lanka s heavy defeat faced against India in the 3rd ODI, which was played on January 15, 2023, at Thiruvananthapuram, India. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/qyWOaCf https://ift.tt/0KVC8Mx

The Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court has issued a restraining order preventing protestors from entering the Galle Face Green in Colombo from Lipton s Circus via Union Place today (Jan. 16), Ada Derana reporter said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/If6xndJ https://ift.tt/VLHFz6e

Leader of the 43 Brigade MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has reached an agreement with the New Lanka Freedom Party led by MP Kumara Welgama to work together in the upcoming Local Government (LG) election. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GhlBoJF https://ift.tt/7QgVhMP

Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardena says that 3,000 new employees will be recruited for the railway service. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Z1pOcxK https://ift.tt/mV05ne7