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Law LNP - Potential spike in COVID cases expected in two weeks: PHIs
There will definitely be a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the next couple of weeks, Public Health Inspectors' Union warned. PHIU Head Upul Rohana…
Law LNP - 41 more Omicron cases identified in Sri Lanka
A total of 41 more cases of Omicron COVID variant have been recorded in the country. According to Director of the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of…
Law LNP - Three more cases of Omicron COVID identified in SL; seven cases so far
Three more new cases of Omicron COVID variant were reported today in Sri Lanka, COVID-19 Coordinator, Director of Technical Services of the Ministry of Health,…
Law LNP - Human rights situation in SL continues to deteriorate: UK
The human rights situation in Sri Lanka continued to deteriorate during the first half of 2021, the United Kingdom said in its latest report on the global…
Law LNP - Navy foils illegal migration attempt, 19 persons held in Chilaw
Nineteen persons who attempted to migrate illegally from the country via sea routes have been arrested by the navy during a operation in the beach area of…
Law LNP - DIG in charge of CID replaced
DIG in charge of the CID Prasad Ranasinghe has been transferred from the post to the Police Headquarters and DIG in charge of the Matara and Hambantota…
Law LNP - Basil released from GI pipes case after AG’s decision to withdraw indictment
The Colombo High Court today ordered to release Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Director General of Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka from a…
Law LNP - Ranjan willing to give evidence on those listed in Pandora Paper: Lawyer writes to BC
Imprisoned former MP Ranjan Ramanayake's lawyer today informed Chairperson of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Eva…
Law LNP - Cabinet paper to regulate usage of furnace oil discharged by ships: Env. Ministry
The objective of this Cabinet Memorandum is to promote the process of disposing of burnt furnace oil in a systematic manner to convert it as a source of…
Law LNP - Easter Sunday bomb attack accused charged on 23,270 charges
Twenty-five suspects, accused of the terrorist attacks on three churches and three hotels in April on Easter Sunday were charged before the Special Trial -at-…
Law LNP - NIC to every child at birth to ensure child rights, social security: GMOA
A proposal was handed over to the President for issuing a National Identity Card (NIC) number to every child at birth to ensure child rights and social…
Law LNP - SLFP does not condone continuation of Emergency Regulations: Dayasiri
The SLFP does not condone the continuation of the ‘Emergency Regulations’ (The Public Security Ordinance) more than a day necessary or the militarisation of…
Law LNP - Woman serving life imprisonment found innocent: CA observes trial judge misdirected himself of the facts
After spending more than two years in prison, a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking was acquitted by the Court of Appeal, observing that…
Law LNP - Duty of the State to protect rights of prisoners: UN
While condemning ‘any ill treatment of prisoners’, the United Nation today said that ‘the duty of the State was to protect the rights of prisoners'. “It is the…
Law LNP - 18 players sign contracts till end of 2021
18 Sri Lanka players have signed Men’s National Player Contracts with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a five-month period ending December 31, 2021. According to a…
Law LNP - Colombo recorded highest positive cases yesterday: NOCPCO
After marking the number of daily COVID-19 cases as high as 2,961 yesterday, the Colombo District recorded the highest number of positive cases that stood at…
Law LNP - COVID-19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka: WHO
The COVID19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka, the World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka said. WHO cautioned that this was…
Law LNP - Nissanka Senadhipathi, Palitha Fernando released from Avant-Garde bribery case
Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi and former Chairman of Rakna Lanka, Major General (Retired) Palitha Fernando have been released from the…
Law LNP - SLC to offer 60 domestic contracts
Sixty domestic cricketers are to be awarded annual contracts, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said yesterday. This will be in addition to the contentious central…
Law LNP - Players agree to go to England without tour contracts
Sri Lanka’s cricketers have agreed to tour England, it is reliably learnt. According to sources at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the players will tour even without…
Law LNP - With increase in COVID cases, it is not practical to relax travel restrictions: PHI
With the increase of the number of daily COVID positive cases in the country, it is not practical to lift the islanwide travel restrictions on June 14, Public…
Law LNP - Avant-Garde floating armoury case; Nissanka Senadhipathi acquitted
The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today acquitted and released all the suspects, including Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi from all charges in…
Law LNP - MAS Holdings issues statement on spike in COVID cases in Polgahawela Thurulie plant
The MAS Holdings has issued an official statement with regard to spike in COVID-19 cases in the Thurulie plant, Polgahawela where 380 employees tested positive…
Law LNP - SC finds several clauses of Port City Bill inconsistent with Constitution
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presented the determination of the Supreme Court with regard to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill to the…