Three people have been arrested in Moratuwa with a new type of narcotic drug in their possession by the Central Anti-Corruption Task Force (CACTF) at Walana in Panadura.
The first draft of an Employment Act seeks to remove existing restrictions on the payment of gratuity and allows for flexible working hours according to the needs of the employees among others.
People of the Wanni are in a protest campaign over the government’s failure to fulfill a promise to release their traditional land being occupied by the military.
State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said that strict laws will be implemented to curb illegal human and drug trafficking through the Indian Ocean.
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The leader of the National People's Power (NPP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake queried in parliament today (06) how a person could get imprisoned for having robbed eight coconuts, if the country’s laws are weak and powerless.
The adjournment debate on the second reading of the proposed anti-corruption act takes place in parliament today (06).
Thailand on Wednesday said that the ailing elephant ‘Muthu Raja’ or ‘Sak Surin’ will not be returned to Sri Lanka and the animal is now under the patronage of the Thai King, Thai PBS media agency reported.
A 35-year-old woman had fallen unconscious and died following surgery at Colombo’s National Eye Hospital.
Mullaitivu magistrate T. Saravanaraja on July 04 ordered the police to evict a group of Buddhist monks from an archaeological site claimed by Buddhists and Hindus.
