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Operations underway to recover helicopter that crashed into Maduru Oya Reservoir

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Operations have commenced to recover the Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) that crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir yesterday (09), claiming the li... Read More


Customs seizes Rs. 68M worth of narcotics concealed in sea cargo from Oman

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Sri Lanka Customs officers attached to a warehouse in Wattala have intercepted a consignment containing a substantial quantity of illicit narcotics. The operation led to the dete... Read More


Customs seizes Rs. 68mn worth of narcotics concealed in sea cargo from Oman

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Customs officers attached to a warehouse in Wattala have intercepted a consignment containing a substantial quantity of illicit narcotics. The operation led to the detection of 2,... Read More


Army hands over 40 acres of land to civilian owners in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- A total of 40.70 acres of land, divided into three separate plots, has been officially handed over to civilian ownership under a Land Releasing Programme conducted at the Jaffna D... Read More


Fire breaks out in row of shops at Armour Street

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- A fire has reportedly broken out in a row of shops near the BCC Bridge on Armour Street in Colombo. Three fire trucks have been dispatched to help extinguish the flames, accordin... Read More


Fire breaks out at building in Vauxhall Street

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- A fire reportedly broke out in a building at Vauxhall Street in Colombo and spread to an adjacent building a short while ago. The Colombo Fire Brigade said that five fire trucks ... Read More


Dhammika Dasanayake to resign as Secretary of Constitutional Council

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Former Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake has decided to resign from the position of Secretary of the Constitutional Council (CC). He has reportedly informed the... Read More


Capacity crowd expected as Sri Lanka set to take on New Zealand U-85kg in Colombo today

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Experienced Dhanushka Ranjan will lead the Sri Lanka Tuskers against the New Zealand Under-85kg rugby team in the second game of the historic tour at the Racecourse International ... Read More


Helicopter crash: Death toll climbs to six

Sri Lanka, May 9 -- Five of the 12 individuals who were onboard the Bell 212 helicopter which crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir and were hospitalized in critical condition, have been pronounced de... Read More


Sri Lankan President congratulates Pope Leo XIV

Sri Lanka, May 9 -- Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has congratulated His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Posting on 'X' (formerly Twitt... Read More