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Easter Trial: 15 Convicts Handed 220-Year Rigorous Jail Terms Each; All Assets Confiscated
A Colombo Special Three-Member High Court Trial-at-Bar today (22) sentenced all 15 individuals convicted in connection with the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks to 220 years of rigorous imprisonment each. The...
‘ViYASA’ National Business Facilitation Centre launched
The Government today launched the ‘ViYASA’ National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC), a new mechanism aimed at removing administrative and regulatory...
15 convicted, nine acquitted in landmark verdict in 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks trial
A total of 15 of the 24 accused standing trial over the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks have been found...
Two High Court judges recommended for appointment to Appeals Court
A recommendation submitted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to appoint High Court Judges Navaratne Marasinghe and Manjula Thilakaratne as judges...
SC rules certain clauses in Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill require special majority
The Supreme Court has determined that certain clauses of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and may...
22nd Amendment does not require referendum – Supreme Court determines
The Supreme Court has determined that the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not require a referendum and can be...
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Provincial Education Directors empowered to decide on school opening amid adverse weather
Provincial Education Directors have been empowered to make decisions on whether schools should be conducted tomorrow (21) in districts affected by adverse weather conditions, according to the Ministry of Education....
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Several houses inundated following heavy rainfall in Nawalapitiya
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Flood warning issued for low-lying areas of Mahaweli River
The Irrigation Department has warned of possible major flood situations in low-lying areas of the Pasbage Korale Divisional Secretariat Division along the Mahaweli Ganga due to recent heavy rainfall, urging...
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