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Police denies withdrawal of security granted to senior monk in Eastern Province

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The Sri Lanka Police have issued a statement regarding a social media post claiming that the security provided to a senior Buddhist monk in the Eastern Province has been withdraw... Read More


Turkey records all-time high temperature of 50.5 degrees celsius

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Turkey's environment ministry has stated that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5C in the southeast of the country, a nationwide record. The record temperature was r... Read More


Number of skeletal remains uncovered from Chemmani mass grave increases to 101

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Skeletal remains believed to belong to 11 more individuals have been recovered from the Chemmani Sindhubathi cemetery, located near a suspected mass grave site in Jaffna. The fo... Read More


Two women killed, 4 injured in crash on expressway

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Two females have reportedly died while four others remain injured after a van crashed due to a burst tyre near the 175th Km post at Angunukolapelessa on the Southern Expressway, ... Read More


Tourist arrivals in July top 145,000

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A total of 145,188 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in July, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. According to data released by the ... Read More


Four-year-old girl dies after falling into canal in Kotagala

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A four-year-old girl has died after falling into a canal near a house in the Rosita Estate in Dimbula Pathana, police stated. Police said the incident was reported yesterday (26... Read More


Three Maradana police officers interdicted over drug links

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Three Police Constables (PCs) attached to the Maradana Police Station have been interdicted after being found to have maintained links with drug traffickers, the police said. On... Read More


Passengers exit American Airlines flight via emergency slide after aborted takeoff

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- An American Airlines flight was forced to abort takeoff at the Denver airport on Saturday after a landing gear malfunction led to fire and smoke on the runway. An emergency evac... Read More


Four including a female arrested over assault on bus driver in Kandy

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A total of four individuals have been arrested by the Kandy Police in connection with the assault on a bus driver who was transporting schoolchildren in Hantana, Kandy on Friday ... Read More


Two fishermen rescued after boat capsizes in seas off Mirissa

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) has successfully rescued two fishermen who were in distress after their fishing vessel capsized due to rough seas off the southern coast near Mir... Read More