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The Australian state of Queensland has passed laws which will see children as young as 10 subject to the same penalties as adults if convicted of crimes such as murder, serious assault and break-ins. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (9:44 PM)
The Fraud Investigation Bureau (FIB) has informed the Colombo Magistrate s Court today (13) that it has initiated an investigation into several candidates that contested the last Presidential Election and their representatives who have failed to submit proper expense reports as mandated under the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (1:53 PM)
A donation of 55,000 metric tonnes of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer, also known as Bandi Pohora, has been handed over to the Government of Sri Lanka today (12) under the World Food Programme (WFP). MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (10:57 PM)
The enduring fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay - which impacts fisher folk of northern Sri Lanka and daily wage fishermen of Tamil Nadu - can be decisively resolved only if the Indian side stops using the destructive bottomtrawling method, according to Sri Lanka s Minister of Fisheries Ramalingam Chandrasekar. MORE..
13 Dec 2024 (11:29 AM)
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a new all-time high today (12), surpassing the 14,000 points mark for the first time in history. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (4:49 PM)
