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Police seize several properties of alleged drug traffickers in Borella

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- Several properties worth millions of rupees believed to have been purchased by a male and a female from Borella by using earnings from drug trafficking have been confiscated by t... Read More


DNA test identifies last victim of Ahmedabad crash, death count stands at 260

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- More than two weeks after the Ahmedabad plane crash, the DNA test has ascertained the identity of the last victim, and the death toll in the tragedy now stands at 260, officials ... Read More


Trump cuts off US trade talks with Canada, shattering optimism over tariff deals

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada on Friday over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, saying that it was a "blatant attack" and that he wou... Read More


WHO says all Covid-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- All hypotheses on how the Covid-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said on Friday (Jun 27), following an inconclusive four-year investigation that was h... Read More


Validity period of Israel re-entry visas of Sri Lankans extended

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The re-entry visas of Sri Lankans hoping to return to Israel has been extended till July 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism stated. According to... Read More


June tourist arrivals surpass 100,000

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- A total of 116,469 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in June, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. According to data released by the ... Read More


Boat capsize in seas off Galle: Another fisherman rescued

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- Another fisherman who was reported missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Galle yesterday (27), has been rescued, the Sri Lanka Navy said. Meanwhile, earlier, the Navy a... Read More


Do not fall prey to middlemen at passport office: Immigration Dept

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Department of Immigration and Emigration has requested individuals arriving at its head office in Battaramulla not to fall prey to brokers in order to expedite the submission... Read More


Indian Coast Guard rescues three Sri Lankans near Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued three Sri Lankans who had been reportedly abandoned on a sandbar near Adam's Bridge, off the coast of Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu, Indian m... Read More


Five arrested in connection with Anuradhapura shooting incident

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- A total of five individuals have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Thirappane, Anuradhapura. According to police, the suspects are acquaintan... Read More