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Fever outbreak in Deniyaya identified as viral infection: Health officials

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Health authorities say that a fever illness reported around the Kotapola Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area has been identified as a viral infection, according to Specialist Dr. ... Read More


88-year-old woman found murdered in Tissamaharama

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Two people, including a woman, have died in separate incidents suspected murder reported from Pitigala and Tissamaharama areas. In the Horangalla area of Pitigala, a 60-year-old m... Read More


Yoshitha's money laundering case: Court to deliver decision on preliminary objections

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- The Colombo High Court today (08) announced that its ruling on the preliminary objections raised in the case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Yoshitha Raj... Read More


Namal congratulates Vijay, calls for a more positive relationship with Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, extended his congratulations to Indian actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay Chandras... Read More


12-member parliamentary select committee appointed to review election laws

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- A 12-member Parliamentary Select Committee has been appointed to review and report on election laws, excluding provisions relating to Provincial Council elections. Speaker Jagath ... Read More


Cannabis cultivation raided in Hambegamuwa; one arrested

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Officers attached to the Hambegamuwa Police Station in Thanamalwila raided a cannabis cultivation in the Karapinchalanda area of Hambegamuwa and arrested a suspect in connection wi... Read More


Police constable arrested for accepting Rs. 200,000 bribe to release drug suspect

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- A police constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over ... Read More


Dilith Jayaweera hails Vijay and TVK's victory in Tamil Nadu assembly polls

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Sarvajana Balaya leader and Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera, extended his congratulations to Indian actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar and the Tamilaga Vettri... Read More


Joint opposition to hold public rally against govt in Matara on May 10

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The next rally in a series of public rallies organised by the Joint Opposition against the incumbent government is scheduled to be held on May 10 in Matara. Sources stated that a ... Read More


13 schoolchildren injured as van plunges into precipice in Nawalapitiya

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- A van transporting school children from the Kataboolawa area of Nawalapitiya to Harangala veered off the road and plunged into a precipice near the Thispane Junction in Nawalapitiy... Read More