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Sri Lankan woman nabbed at BIA with foreign cigarette stock

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- A Sri Lankan female passenger was arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while attempting to smuggle a stock of foreign-manufact... Read More


Sajith questions restriction of local students to KDU Medical Faculty

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today questioned the government's decision to restrict local students to the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Medical Faculty and said it is ... Read More


Dematagoda Chaminda named suspect in Rs. 27 million money laundering case

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- The Colombo Financial Crimes Investigation Division has named Dematagoda Chaminda, also known as Chaminda Ravi Jayanath, as a suspect in the ongoing investigations into the allega... Read More


Surgeries at Udugama Hospital come to a standstill

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- Medical services at the Base Hospital in Udugama have been severely disrupted following the resignation of the hospital's only anesthetist, sources said. As a result, several su... Read More


Bell helicopter deployed to rescue stranded fishing crew

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- A Bell 412 helicopter has been deployed by the Sri Lanka Air Force to rescue the crew of a fishing vessel stranded at sea off the coast of Balapitiya. The rescue operation was la... Read More


Weather forces SLC to delay tournaments

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- The Tournament Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to postpone all ongoing SLC-organized domestic tournaments due to prevailing adverse weather conditions. According... Read More


Credit claiming battle for Aluthgamage's, Nalin Fernando's prosecution

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- A battle to claim credit for the prosecution of former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernanndo seems to be under way with a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya clai... Read More


Government to introduce hub-and-spoke model for transport system: Chaturanga Abeysinghe

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- The country's entire transport system will be subject to change in the near future with the introduction of a hub-and-spoke model where private and public buses will operate on a ... Read More


CEB reports over 29,000 power outages

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a total of 29,015 power outages across Sri Lanka as a result of the prevailing adverse weather conditions. In a statement, the CEB... Read More


Writ petition over lady lawyer's remand order settled

Sri Lanka, May 30 -- The writ petition challenging the Puttalam High Court Judge's decision to remand a lady lawyer was terminated today before the Court of Appeal after the parties agreed to settle t... Read More