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Couple thwarted from smuggling Rs.5.8 Mn worth illicit fags into country

Colombo, March 6 -- A man and a woman returning from the Middle East were nabbed by the police at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning for attempting to smuggle in illicit cigaret... Read More


Customs save Rs.1.8Bn to Govt. from illegal cigarettes

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The government would have incurred a loss of Rs.1.8 billion in taxes in the past three years if not for the efforts by Sri Lanka Customs that seized 8.7 million sticks of illegal... Read More


Police beef up security for cricket Big Match season

Colombo, Feb. 27 -- The Police Department will have a special security mechanism in place for the oncoming schools cricket Big Match season, which will commence from this weekend onwards and close to ... Read More


Passport queues to end in a month: Immigration Dept.

Srilanka, Feb. 12 -- Although the root cause of the prevailing passport queues is due to the mismanagement of the previous governments, the Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) will commit t... Read More