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PM Harini commends UNESCO's initiative to protect Sacred City of Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that UNESCO's initiative to protect the historic Sacred City of Anuradhapura should be appreciated and emphasized that Anuradhapura i... Read More


Person sentenced to death over heroin possession

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Colombo High Court has sentenced to death a person who was found guilty of being in the possession of over 16 grams of heroin and drug trafficking. Following a lengthy trial... Read More


Two including woman arrested with foreign-made pistols

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Two suspects, a male and a female, have been arrested for the possession of two foreign-manufactured firearms and ammunition in the Boossa area within the Rathgama Police Divisio... Read More


Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith files appeal against prisonsentence

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Former Chief Minister of the North Central Province, S.M. Ranjith, and his Private Secretary, Shanthi Chandrasena, who were each sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment on... Read More


Deshabandu Tennakoon to be produced before court today

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently in remand custody, is scheduled to be produced before the Matara Magistrate's Court once again ... Read More


Former Minister Mervyn Silva further remanded

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Former Minister Mervyn Silva, who was arrested for allegedly selling state-owned land to a private party by forging documents, has been further remanded. Former Minister Silva a... Read More


Motion to remove Deshabandu from IGP post to be tabled in Parliament next week

Sri Lanka, April 2 -- The Speaker of the Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickremeratne has informed that the motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is in remand custody, from his post as Inspector General o... Read More


CID probes 22 ex-ministers and MPs who benefited from President's Fund

Sri Lanka, April 2 -- The ongoing investigations of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) into funds obtained from the President's Fund have revealed names of 22 former Ministers and MPs as ben... Read More


Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith sentenced to 16 years RI

Sri Lanka, April 2 -- The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to 16 years of rigorous impris... Read More


Sri Lanka records over 720,000 tourist arrivals in first quarter of 2025

Sri Lanka, April 2 -- The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has reported that a total of 229,298 tourists have arrived in the country in March 2025. Accordingly, the total number of tou... Read More