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Airport Police arrest SL youth from Dubai for smuggling Rs.3.5 Mn worth fags

Srilanka, May 24 -- A 21-year-old local youth returning from Dubai via Qatar was arrested by the airport police for trying to smuggle in foreign cigarettes worth over Rs. 3.5 million. The Bandaranai... Read More


Foreign cigarettes worth Rs. 3.54 million seized

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- A consignment of foreign cigarettes valued at Rs. 3.54 million was seized and a Sri Lankan passenger who attempted to smuggle it into the country was arrested at the Bandaranaike ... Read More


Angelo Mathews announces retirement from Test cricket

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Veteran Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Mathews has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Mathews conveyed his decision through a post on his official handle on social media pla... Read More


Stop meal price hike for non-executive staff in Parliament: Sajith

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to rethink about the meal price hike for non-executive staff in Parliament. "The price of meals for non-executive st... Read More


Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera arrested

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The Chief Incumbent of the Sri Mangalarama Viharaya in Batticaloa, Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera has been arrested by the Ampara Police. The Thera was arrested for unruly be... Read More


Katunayake factory offers to find jobs for those affected due to factory closure: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The management of the Katunayake factory has assured to help find jobs for the employees who lost their jobs due to the factory closure, Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasing... Read More


Sri Lankan teen wins prestigious International public speaking competition

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Sixteen-year-old Sashane Dassanayake has brought global recognition to Sri Lanka by winning the 2025 International Public Speaking Competition, held at the English-Speaking Union ... Read More


Is salt crisis worsening?

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is facing an unusual shortage of salt triggered by supply disruptions after heavy rainfall. The Daily Mirror Editor-in... Read More


Language learning for school children to be made compulsory: PM

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The Government plans to make learning Tamil and Sinhalese students from Grade Six to Nine learn both Tamil and Sinhalese as their respective second languages, Prime Minister Harin... Read More


Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake arrested

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Former Anuradhapura District MP Duminda Dissanayake has been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division this morning over the recovery of a gold-plated T56 weapon from the H... Read More