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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


SJB MP Jagath Withana alleges death threats, calls for security

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Jagath Withana has alleged receiving death threats, claiming that he has received information that there is an attempt to shoot ... Read More


Unidentified body found in sea area near Colombo Port

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- An unidentified body has been discovered in the sea near the jetty of the Colombo Port Adani Terminal by the Colombo Port Police following information received. The identity of ... Read More


SriLankan Airlines issues clarification on 2024/25 financial performance

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- SriLankan Airlines today issued a clarification regarding the recent reports concerning the airline's financial performance for the financial year 2024/25. Sri Lanka's national ... Read More


Six Sri Lankan seafarers detained in Eritrea repatriated

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, in close coordination with the Sri Lanka Mission in Egypt and the Eritrean authorities, has successfully facilit... Read More


Landslide warnings issued for several districts extended

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Early landslide warning issued for several districts of the island owing to the prevailing heavy rain, have been extended. Accordingly, landslide warnings issued by the National... Read More


Committee on Public Finance approves 2026 Appropriation Bill

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has granted its approval for the Appropriation Bill for the year 2026, according to the Department of Parliament Communication. This appro... Read More