The envoy of Sri Lanka announced that relations between India and Sri Lanka have achieved “unprecedented excellence” following visits from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112947
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on two charges related to his testimony before Congress. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112946
The victims’ list from the Na Uyana Monastery cable car tragedy includes Indian and Romanian Buddhist monks. Their bodies will be repatriated to their home countries at family requests, coordinated with the High Commissioner’s Office. The incident occurred in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112945
Four third-year Wayamba University students were remanded by the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate’s Court for allegedly ragging a second-year student. The court’s decision followed their arrest in connection with the incident. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112944
Effective today, the Ministry of Environment has mandated that all Central Environmental Authority (CEA) payment transactions will be conducted through the digital platform GovPay. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112943
The Western Province North Crimes Division reported that Acting Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekera has granted a 90-day detention order for Sampath Manamperi to facilitate further questioning, as stated by an Ada Derana reporter. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112942
Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has submitted an anticipatory bail application to the Colombo Magistrate’s Court. He seeks bail in anticipation of a possible arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112941
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, reaffirmed China’s commitment to enhancing its longstanding friendship with Sri Lanka, highlighting a two-millennia relationship that remains “deeply rooted and flourishing.” source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112940
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left for Japan after successfully attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112938
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances is reviewing Sri Lanka’s initial periodic report today, September 26, during its 29th session in Geneva, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=112937
