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UAE reports large fire at oil port after drone attack from Iran

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- UPDATE: A large fire has broken out at Fujairah, a key UAE oil port after it was hit by a drone attack from Iran, local officials have said. Fujairah is the Emirates' biggest port... Read More


Citizenship of Finance Ministry Secretary under scrutiny

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- A letter containing five questions has been submitted by the "Dinana Dakuna" organization, raising concerns over the citizenship status of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, the Secretary... Read More


Janitorial supervisor of Kandy National Hospital injured in shooting at Katugastota

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- A janitorial supervisor of the National Hospital in Kandy has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident at Gohagoda, in Katugastota, according to police. Publish... Read More


120 foreign nationals remanded over illegal financial operations in Rajagiriya

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- The group of foreign nationals arrested, yesterday (03), at a location on Meda Welikada Road in Rajagiriya has been remanded in custody. The suspects were produced before Colombo ... Read More


PM Narendra Modi calls Bengal election verdict 'unprecedented, historic'

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President Nitin Nabin addressed the nation to celebrate a landmark electoral performance, following the declaration of results ... Read More


Maldivian President to receive state welcome in Sri Lanka today

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- The official state reception ceremony for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who arrived in Sri Lanka, yesterday (04), on a three-day official visit, is scheduled to take place to... Read More


Welikada inmate dies after escape attempt, probe underway

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- A prison inmate serving a sentence at Welikada Prison has died after being hospitalised following an incident linked to an attempted escape. According to reports, the inmate had f... Read More


PM Harini, Maldivian President Muizzu hold talks to improve bilateral ties

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and visiting President of the Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu have held cordial discussions in Colombo today. The Maldivian delegation headed by ... Read More


Kuwaiti crude oil exports fell to zero in April, with Hormuz effectively shut

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Kuwaiti crude oil exports tumbled from more than one million barrels a day to zero in April, according to Iranian media, marking the "first such disruption" since the end of the Gu... Read More


Fairly heavy rainfall expected in some parts of the island

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Galle and Matara districts aft... Read More