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Vavuniya temperature soars to 38.8C, highest recorded today

Srilanka, Aug. 31 -- Vavuniya recorded the highest temperature in Sri Lanka today (31), with the mercury rising to 38.8C, according to the Department of Meteorology. The temperature was recorded a... Read More


'Ice' drug consignment worth over Rs. 8 billion seized at Colombo Port

Srilanka, Aug. 31 -- Police say nearly 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine ('Ice') recovered from two containers at the Colombo Port is estimated to be worth more than Rs. 8 billion. The raid... Read More


Support of all stakeholders needed to strengthen social protection - Minister

Srilanka, Aug. 31 -- Labour Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says the opportunity has now arisen to implement the "social protection" proposals outlined ... Read More


Large-scale illegal liquor distillery raided in Kuliyapitiya

Srilanka, Aug. 31 -- Police have raided a large-scale illegal liquor distillery operating in the Madarawatta area of Pahala Diyadora within the Kuliyapitiya Police Division and arrested a suspect. ... Read More


Navy Commander concludes official visit to India

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Damian Fernando returned to the country today (30) after concluding a three-day official visit to India at the invitation of the ... Read More


Fire erupts at Embilipitiya Paper Mill premises

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- A fire broke out at a storage facility containing scrap materials at the Embilipitiya Paper Mill this afternoon (30). The blaze erupted at around 3.20 p.m. in an area where s... Read More


President orders measures to ease traffic congestion in Anuradhapura Sacred City

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed authorities to restrict environmentally harmful diesel vehicles within the Anuradhapura Sacred City and introduce an organised e... Read More


Ferry carrying over 260 passengers capsizes off northern Cyprus

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- A passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Northern Cyprus on Sunday, shortly after leaving port, the local government said. "There are some fatalities," Unal Ustel, prime m... Read More


Police security to be restored at Kurundi Rajamaha Viharaya

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Police security at the historic Kurundi Rajamaha Viharaya archaeological site in Mullaitivu is to be restored, the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has de... Read More


Govt won't back down on 22nd Amendment, says Justice Minister

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara says the government will not withdraw its efforts to introduce the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution despite opposition or othe... Read More