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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are scaling up their joint military exercises, state media KCNA said on Monday. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (1:46 PM)
The Court of Appeal has ordered the extension of the interim injunction which was issued preventing the hearing of a case filed against the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon, until March 28, 2023. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (5:13 PM)
The Court of Appeals today (March 20) granted time for the Attorney General (AG) to submit limited objections regarding the petition filed by the mother of Salindu Malshika Gunaratne alias "Kudu Salindu", requesting to ensure the safety of her son, who is currently detained under the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (1:40 PM)
Dimuth Karunaratna says he has informed the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee that he will step down from the Test team s captaincy after the Ireland tour of Sri Lanka in April this year. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (3:05 PM)
Sri Lanka is seeking a 10-year moratorium on its foreign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe s office said on March 20, 2023 on the eve of a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (10:51 PM)
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is to wage a battle to preserve the independence of judiciary from the pressure being asserted from the nation s executive, said the legal body s chairman Saliya Peiris on Sunday, emphaising that attempts were being made to systematically ignore court rulings. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (9:20 AM)
Investors are betting that Sri Lanka will win final approval for about $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund on Monday, a key step for the bankrupt nation to revive its economy from the worst crisis in decades. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (11:04 AM)