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Steps taken to bring back 20 wanted criminal residing in Dubai, India, and Canada: Police

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Steps have been taken to bringing back several persons who committed crimes in Sri Lanka and fled to foreign countries, Sri Lanka Police have announced. Police Media Spokesman Sen... Read More


Police to detain and question 'Loku Pattie', if necessary

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Steps will be taken to detain and question notorious underworld criminal figure Sujeewa Ruwankumara De Silva alias 'Loku Pattie' who was brought back to Sri Lanka from Belarus this... Read More


First female military observer from SLAF honoured in MINURSO

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Squadron Leader Nishadi Pieris has become the first lady officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to be awarded the prestigious United Nations Peacekeepers' Medal as a Military Ob... Read More


2025 LG Polls: 46 candidates, 199 supporters arrested for violating election laws

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- A total of 46 candidates contesting at the 2025 Local Government (LG) election have been arrested for flouting election laws, Police have announced. According to an official state... Read More


Tourist arrivals in April top 174,000

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- A total of 174,608 tourists have arrived in the country in April 2025, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. This is an increase of 17.3% in compari... Read More


One dead, another critical in Meetiyagoda shooting

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- One person is dead while another is in critical condition following a shooting incident in Meetiyagoda, a short while ago. Police said the shooting had taken place inside a restau... Read More


2025 LG Polls: Five more candidates arrested for violating election laws

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- Five additional candidates contesting the local government elections have been arrested in connection with various complaints, including violations of election laws, reported betwe... Read More


CID takes over probes into S'gamuwa Uni ragging incident, Kosgoda Police custodial death

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The investigation into the alleged ragging incident involving 23-year-old Charith Dilshan, a second-year student at the Faculty of Engineering Technology at Sabaragamuwa University... Read More


Task Force appointed to combat Dengue & Chikungunya in Western Province

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- A task force has been appointed to control the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya cases, says Secretary to the Ministry of Health of the Western Provincial Council L. A. Kalukapuarac... Read More


President Dissanayake to leave for Vietnam today

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to depart for Vietnam today (May 3), on a state visit at the invitation of the President of Vietnam, Luong Cuong. The President's v... Read More