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UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illega... Read More


Software Engineer among eight arrested for smuggling cannabis from Odisha to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- A Software Engineer is among eight persons who have been arrested in India's Andhra Pradesh for allegedly supplying cannabis from Narsipatnam to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Accord... Read More


President declares electricity, fuel supply, ports and aviation as essential services

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued an extraordinary gazette notification declaring a number of services, including the supply of electricity, as essential services. T... Read More


State of Public Emergency in Sri Lanka extended

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- The State of Public Emergency in Sri Lanka has been extended. The extraordinary gazette notification extending the state of public emergency in Sri Lanka from today (28) under t... Read More


Bangladesh police say student leader's killers fled to India

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- Bangladesh police on Sunday (Dec 28) said the alleged killers of popular student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had fled to India, in comments likely to further strain relations with i... Read More


Constable linked to incident involving NPP MP seeks police protection

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- The Police Constable who was arrested in connection with an alleged assault incident involving Ratnapura District National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Shantha Pathm... Read More


Police begin probe after hoax bomb threat at Bandaranaike Airport

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- An aircraft that arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)was subjected to a special security inspection following a false report claiming that several suspicious i... Read More


Ex-Minister Douglas Devananda remanded

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- Former Minister Douglas Devananda, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday (26), has been remanded until January 9, 2026. He was remanded after... Read More


State of emergency declared in New York as US storm disrupts at least 1,500 flights

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- A powerful winter storm has disrupted one of the busiest travel weekends of the year in New York City and northeastern US. Around 4 inches of snow fell in New York City on Satur... Read More


840 suspects arrested in island-wide anti-drug raids

Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- A total of 840 suspects have been arrested during island-wide raids conducted yesterday (27) under the "Nation United - National Drive" campaign aimed at eradicating narcotics fr... Read More