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'I am humbly proud to have been a people's leader': Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he has spent the greater part of his life among the people and even today, that remains the same. In a post on his social media account,... Read More


Substandard drug imports: Keheliya and other defendants granted bail

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- A three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court has ordered the release on bail of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and other defendants, who are accused of misappropri... Read More


Drug-related arrests increase by 41% in 2024: Police

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Over 228,000 individuals have been arrested in 2024 for drug-related offenses, an increase of about 41 percent compared to 2023, police stated. Arrests related to crystal metha... Read More


Pro-Palestinian flotilla departs Tunisia in largest bid yet to break Gaza blockade

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- A flotilla of 18 vessels carrying pro-Palestinian activists has left the Tunisian port of Bizerte in what organizers called the largest attempt yet to challenge Israel's naval b... Read More


Cloudy skies, several spells of showers expected in several areas today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Cloudy skies can be expected over the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces today (16), the Department of Meteorology said. Meanwhile, several spells of s... Read More


Inmate dies following injuries from accident at Kalutara prison

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- An inmate who was receiving treatment for injuries sustained after climbing and subsequently jumping from a 'Bo tree' within the premises of Kalutara Prison has succumbed to his... Read More


Chinese Ambassador calls on ex-President Maithripala Sirisena

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong has met former President Maithripala Sirisena at his official residence down Hector Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Colombo, for a discussi... Read More


Namal meets Indian High Commissioner to discuss on-going political developments

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has met with Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha at the India House ... Read More


Cabinet approves proposal to conduct feasibility study to ease traffic congestion in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to select a consultancy agency, through the procurement process, to conduct a detailed feasibility study aimed at formulating a sus... Read More


Substandard drug imports case: Indictments served on Keheliya and others

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several other defendants, accused of misusing government funds through the purchase of substandard human immunoglobulin vials during the... Read More