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SLNS Samudura dispatched to rescue crew of distressed merchant vessel

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- The Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Samudura departed yesterday (24) to rescue the crew of the MV Integrity Star, a merchant vessel that was in distress due to a mechanical malfuncti... Read More


Nationwide tsunami mock drill scheduled for Nov. 5 - DMC

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- The Director General of the Disaster Management Center (DMC), Major General (Retd.) Sampath Kotuwegoda, announced that preparations are underway for a tsunami mock exercise cover... Read More


Minor flood warnings issued for several areas of Kalu Ganga basin

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- The Department of Irrigation has warned that there is a risk of minor flooding in several areas along the Kalu Ganga basin during the next 48 hours. The Department reports that ... Read More


15 reservoirs spilling due to heavy rainfall

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- The Irrigation Department reports that about 15 small and large reservoirs are spilling due to the ongoing heavy rainfall. Irrigation Director General L.S. Sooriyabandara stated... Read More


SLC to allocate Rs. 1.5 bln annually for school cricket development

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will allocate nearly Rs. 1.5 billion annually for the development and promotion of school cricket, according to Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil... Read More


One dead, 8 injured in head-on collision of van and tipper truck

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- One person was killed while eight others, including six women from the same family, were injured and hospitalised after a van collided head-on with a tipper truck in the Vahaneri... Read More


Seven remanded for operating pyramid scheme

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Seven suspects have been remanded after being arrested yesterday (23) on charges of operating, promoting, and managing a pyramid scheme, according to police. The suspects were r... Read More


Chamod and Pasindu win gold, Viknaraj clinches silver at South Asian AthleticsChampionship

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka has won two gold medals and a silver at the 4th SAAF South Asian Senior Athletics Championship, which kicked off on Friday (24) at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium in R... Read More


Skipper of boat that took Ishara Sewwandi to India arrested in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The skipper and the boat that allegedly transported Ishara Sewwandi, a main suspect in the murder of 'Ganemulla Sanjeewa', to India have been taken into custody in Jaffna by the ... Read More


8 including women arrested with Rs. 20 mln in cash from 'staged robbery'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Eight suspects, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal over Rs. 20 million belonging to a private institution in Pettah by staging a fake robbery... Read More