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Passenger arrested with mobile phones worth over Rs. 100 mln at BIA

Sri Lanka, April 4 -- A 32-year-old individual from Kattankudy in Batticaloa was arrested this morning (04) by the officers of Sri Lanka Customs at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunaya... Read More


Seven teenagers arrested over gang sexual assault on 15-year-old girl

Sri Lanka, April 4 -- Police have arrested a student, alleged to be the boyfriend of a 15-year-old schoolgirl, and six other suspects including four schoolboys in connection with the gang sexual assau... Read More


President appoints expert panel to evaluate US tariff impact, propose solutions

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a high-level committee to analyze the potential economic impact of the newly imposed reciprocal tariffs by US President Donald Tr... Read More


Magistrate suspended following probe by Judicial Service Commission

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- A magistrate of the Marawila Magistrate's Court has been suspended following a preliminary investigation conducted by the Judicial Service Commission. The suspension was imposed... Read More


Three remanded in Rs. 27 million financial fraud case

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested one male and two female suspects in connection with a financial fraud case involving the Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corpor... Read More


Ceylon Chamber expresses deep concern over US tariffs

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) today expresses deep concern over the imposition of a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States. US President Donald Trump annou... Read More


Health officials concerned by rising autism diagnoses among children

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH), Dr. Swarna Wijethunga says that the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum D... Read More


One killed, one injured in Hikkaduwa shooting incident

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- One of the two individuals injured in a shooting incident at Karuwalakanda, Hikkaduwa, has succumbed to his injuries upon admission to the hospital, hospital sources confirmed. ... Read More


LG Polls: Notice for public officers assigned for election duties

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Election Commission has received nearly 700,000 applications for postal voting in the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections. The application process for those eligible to... Read More


Special train service in place for Sinhala and Tamil New Year

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Department of Railways has planned to operate a special train service starting from April 11 for the convenience of passengers traveling to their hometowns for the upcoming S... Read More