Dozens leave Japan islands after nearly 1,600 quakes

Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday (Jul 7).

There has been no major physical damage on hardest-hit Akuseki island, even after a 5.1-magnitude quake that struck overnight, said Genichiro Kubo, who is based on another island.

But...

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Election Commission services suspended until further notice

All e-services of the National Election Commission have been suspended until further notice.

Issuing a statement, the Election Commission stated that the services have been temporarily suspended from today (07) due to essential maintenance work.

Accordingly, all e-services—including voter list information checks, online registration, obtaining voter...

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120 persons nabbed during special police operation in Sabaragamuwa Province

A total of 120 persons have been arrested on charges of various offenses during a special operation conducted in the Ratnapura, Embilipitiya, Seethawakapura and Kegalle Police Divisions in the Sabaragamuwa Province yesterday (06), police said.

The raid was conducted between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Around 900 Police, Special Task Force, Sri Lanka...

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SC informed case filed over KDU medical degree admission decision can be settled amicably

Attorneys representing both petitioners and the respondents in the Fundamental Rights petition filed by a group of students—seeking an interim injunction to prevent the implementation of a decision not to admit local students to study for a medical degree at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)—informed the Supreme Court today (...

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Trump threatens new tariffs on nations supporting anti-American policies of BRICS group

President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on any nation supporting “anti-American” policies of the BRICS group of emerging economies, as he announced tariff letters would be sent out to scores of countries from Monday, ahead of a key deadline.

In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said the US would impose an additional 10% tariff on “any c...

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Sri Lanka Navy rescues four Indian fishermen in seas off Chilaw

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel have rescued four Indian fishermen from a distressed fishing boat in the seas off Chilaw.

Upon receiving information from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo, a coordinated Search and Rescue (SAR) operation was launched by the SLN, leading to the successful rescue of the four Indian fishermen on...

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