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Police destroy nearly 200kg of seized narcotics related to concluded cases

Sri Lanka, March 13 -- Nearly 200 kilograms of seized narcotics related to concluded cases were destroyed by Sri Lanka today (13) at the incinerator located at Lactowatte, Wanathawilluwa. The destroy... Read More


Easter attacks case against Hemasiri and Pujith taken up in court

Sri Lanka, March 13 -- The Colombo Special High Court Trial-at-Bar has ordered to present defence evidence on March 26 related to the case filed against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and ... Read More


Low-floor buses for persons with disabilities to be deployed before Sinhala and Tamil New Year

Sri Lanka, March 13 -- Additional Secretary to the President (Clean Sri Lanka Programme), Engineer S.P.C. Sugeeshwara, stated that plans are underway to deploy the low-floor buses, imported for the be... Read More


84 Iranian sailors' remains to be repatriated on special flight today - Defence Ministry

Sri Lanka, March 13 -- The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in the torpedo attack on the warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka's coast are scheduled to be repatriated to Iran today on a special flight de... Read More


Sri Lanka's largest groundwater source discovered in Pitabeddara

Sri Lanka, March 13 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says it has discovered the largest groundwater source in Sri Lanka thus far during tube well drilling carried out near the P... Read More


Corruption probe against Shasheendra Rajapaksa concluded: Bribery Comm. informs court

Sri Lanka, March 13 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court today that investigations into former State Minister Shasheen... Read More


Police raise alarm over domestic worker theft complaints, issues guidelines

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- Sri Lanka Police says that it has received several complaints regarding incidents where individuals employed in domestic service have allegedly stolen valuables such as gold, ca... Read More


Around 1,800 cases of leptospirosis reported so far this year

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- Around 1,800 cases of leptospirosis have been reported so far this year, according to the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health. Speaking at a media briefing held at the ... Read More


Ex-President Ranil says IRIS Dena sinking exposed 'helplessness' of IOR, urges stronger regional cooperation

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for stronger political, economic and security cooperation among countries in the Indian Ocean region, warning that the absence o... Read More


Five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested for infiltrating Sri Lankan waters

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested five fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu for infiltrating Sri Lankan waters. According to Indian media reports, the fishermen were fishing i... Read More