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Jul 21 2024 July 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 3:04 pm
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka to introduce Bill for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises loan restructuring

July 21, 2024 - 3:04 pm

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that it is not feasible to indefinitely maintain the temporarily suspended Parate law.

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Jul 21 2024 July 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:30 pm
Maithripala Sirisena

Sirisena: 19A limited Executive Presidency powers and shortened term

July 21, 2024 - 2:30 pm

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena explained that the 19th Amendment to the Constitution aimed to limit the executive President’s powers and shorten the President’s term from six to five years.

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Jul 21 2024 July 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:00 pm
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IMF delegation to visit Sri Lanka next week for economic progress review

July 21, 2024 - 1:00 pm

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe, announced that an IMF delegation will visit Sri Lanka next week to review the country’s economic progress.

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Jul 21 2024 July 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:25 am
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21-year-old woman arrested over ‘Club Wasantha’ murder

July 21, 2024 - 10:25 am

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of being linked to the recent killing at ‘Club Wasantha’ in Athurugiriya.

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Jul 21 2024 July 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:15 am
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera arrested at BIA

July 21, 2024 - 10:15 am

The former Director General of the Institute of National Strategic Studies of Sri Lanka (INSS), Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, was arrested this morning (July 21) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

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Jul 20 2024 July 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:45 pm
Ali Sabri Raheem

Ali Sabri Raheem granted bail after arrest for failing to appear in court

July 20, 2024 - 1:45 pm

Puttalam District MP Ali Sabri Raheem has been granted bail after being produced before the Puttalam Magistrate’s Court today (July 20).

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Jul 20 2024 July 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:08 am
Hingurakgoda Airport in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka begins modernization of Hingurakgoda Airport for International operations

July 20, 2024 - 8:08 am

According to a decision by the Sri Lankan government, construction work to modernize Hingurakgoda Domestic Airport for international flight operations commenced on Friday (July 19), under the initiative of the Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva.

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Jul 19 2024 July 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 3:25 pm
22nd amendment in Sri Lanka Parliament

Sri Lanka President orders gazette publication of 22nd amendment to the constitution

July 19, 2024 - 3:25 pm

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered the publication of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution via a Gazette notification.

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Jul 19 2024 July 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 2:32 pm
SriLankan Airlines

Sri Lanka cancels sale of National Airline, plans new strategy

July 19, 2024 - 2:32 pm

Sri Lanka has decided not to sell its national airline, SriLankan Airlines, even though it had shortlisted three potential buyers.

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Jul 19 2024 July 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:18 am
Sri Lanka Passport

Sri Lanka’s Immigration Department implements mandatory online registration for passports

July 19, 2024 - 11:18 am

The Department of Immigration and Emigration in Sri Lanka announced that prior online registration is now required when applying for a Sri Lankan passport, effective today (July 19).

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Jul 19 2024 July 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:37 am
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Japan ready to resume suspended official development assistance projects in Sri Lanka

July 19, 2024 - 8:37 am

Dr. IZUMI Hiroto, head of the Japanese delegation visiting Sri Lanka, praised the successful completion of the country’s debt restructuring process, noting that it has paved the way for the resumption of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects.

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Jul 18 2024 July 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 10:00 pm
Deshabandu Thennakoon

Sri Lanka Supreme Court to decide on petitions against IGP appointment on July 24

July 18, 2024 - 10:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has finished reviewing petitions against the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The court will decide on July 24, 2024, whether to allow these petitions to proceed.

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Jul 18 2024 July 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:05 pm
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena placed on compulsory leave

July 18, 2024 - 6:05 pm

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Nilantha Jayawardena has been placed on compulsory leave with immediate effect by the National Police Commission today (July 18) amidst ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks.

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Jul 18 2024 July 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:43 pm
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch criticizes Sri Lanka’s continued use of Anti-Terror Law

July 18, 2024 - 1:43 pm

Sri Lankan authorities are still using the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target perceived opponents and minority communities without credible evidence, claims Human Rights Watch (HRW).

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Jul 18 2024 July 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:35 am
Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero

Gnanasara thera released on bail pending revision petition

July 18, 2024 - 11:35 am

The Court of Appeal granted bail today (July 18) to Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero.

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Jul 18 2024 July 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:15 am
Court decision

Appeal court reduces sentences in Kurunegala King’s Court demolition case

July 18, 2024 - 11:15 am

The Court of Appeal has reduced the sentences of the defendants in the case concerning the demolition and removal of the King’s Assembly Hall or the King’s Court, dating back to the era of King Buwanekabahu, in Kurunegala.

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