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Cardinal Ranjith Departs for Pope's Funeral in Rome

Srilanka, April 23 -- The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, departed from Katunayake Airport today en route to Rome to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis, an offic... Read More


Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith leaves for Rome

Colombo, April 23 -- Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, departed from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today for Italy to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis in Rome,... Read More


Brazilian nabbed with cocaine worth Rs. 243 million

Colombo, April 20 -- In a major breakthrough in the fight against international drug trafficking, the Sri Lanka Customs today intercepted a cocaine haul valued at Rs. 243 million. Customs Additional... Read More


Three businesswomen nabbed with Kush at BIA

Srilanka, April 19 -- Three businesswomen were arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle in a stock of 'Kush' valued at over Rs. 629 million. T... Read More


Gunman in Boossa prison officer's murder arrested at BIA while attempting to flee

Katunayake, April 15 -- The gunman who recently shot down the retired Superintendent of the Boossa Prison outside his residence was arrested this morning by officers of the Criminal Investigation Depa... Read More


Three Bangladesh nationals arrested with fake Greek visas

Colombo, April 1 -- Three Bangladesh nationals were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to tavel to Greece with forged Greek resident visas. The women aged 22, 23 ... Read More


Ten Bangladeshi migrants arrested in Katunayake

Sri Lanka, March 25 -- A group of 10 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered the country illegally with the intention of fleeing to Europe were arrested by officers of the Investigation Division of the ... Read More


Beautician nabbed at BIA with illegal stock of cigarettes

Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- A Sri Lankan passenger was arrested by Police Narcotics Bureau officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while trying to smuggle in a consignment of foreign-made ... Read More


Woman found dead on flight arriving from Riyadh

Srilanka, Feb. 21 -- A Sri Lankan passenger was found dead on a flight that arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The deceased has been ident... Read More