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Hambantota Port handles over 167,000 vehicles between March 2025 and Sep. 2026

Srilanka, Oct. 16 -- The Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) states that 167,569 vehicles were transshipped and handled through the Hambantota International Port between March 2025 and Septembe... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa and Janaki Siriwardena further remanded

Srilanka, Oct. 16 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and former Krrish Group Executive Director and businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena have been further remanded until October 23 by the Colombo Chief Ma... Read More


Court order issued prohibiting protests in front of Presidential Secretariat

Srilanka, Oct. 16 -- Police have obtained a court order from the Fort Magistrate's Court prohibiting protests in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, citing its designation as a high-secu... Read More


Three suspects arrested over double murder in Kalutara

Srilanka, Oct. 16 -- Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the recent fatal shooting of a man and a woman in front of a restaurant in Nagoda, Kalutara. The Police Media ... Read More


Buddhist monks continue protest near Presidential Secretariat

Srilanka, Oct. 16 -- Buddhist monks and supporters participating in the "Nidahase Paada Yaathraa" (March for Freedom), organized under the leadership of the Maha Sangha to demand the release of Venera... Read More


Six including 2 women arrested with heroin haul in Polgasowita

Srilanka, Oct. 15 -- Six suspects, including two women, have been arrested with a stock of over 100 grams of heroin while allegedly engaging in heroin trafficking and packaging from a rented house in ... Read More


Final day of foot march demanding Gnanasara Thero's release begins

Srilanka, Oct. 15 -- The "Justice for the Robe - National Pledge Offering and Freedom March," organised under the leadership of the Bikkhu groups calling for the release of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanas... Read More


Over 100kg of heroin seized in Weligama

Srilanka, Oct. 15 -- A large consignment of the narcotic substance heroin weighing over 100 kilograms was seized from the Kapparathota Beach in Weligama this morning (15), following information receiv... Read More


Minor flood warning issued for low-lying areas of Nilwala River

Srilanka, Oct. 15 -- The Department of Irrigation has issued a warning of possible minor flooding in the low-lying areas of the Nilwala River basin within the next 24 hours. The warning applies to lo... Read More


Maha Sangha demands specific date for decision on Gnanasara Thero's release

Srilanka, Oct. 15 -- An official at the Presidential Secretariat informed the Maha Sangha participating in the "Nidahase Paada Yaathraa" that a decision regarding their demand would be made within one... Read More