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Suspected arson attack on UK mosque being investigated as hate crime

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- A UK mosque was set ablaze with two people still inside in a suspected arson attack that police are treating as a hate crime. It is the latest violent incident to be reported in ... Read More


USS FITZGERALD departs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) of the United States Navy which arrived in Colombo for replenishment purpose, departed the country on Saturday (4) and the Sri Lanka Navy bade customary fa... Read More


Navy nabs two suspects with smuggled Kendu leaves

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The Navy seized a consignment of approximately 405kg of Kendu leaves, a dinghy, and apprehended two suspects during a search operation conducted in the Thudawa sea area, Kalpitiya... Read More


Navy's 75th anniversary events get underway with health clinic

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The Navy has commenced a series of commemorative events to celebrate its 75th anniversary, which falls on December 9, 2025. The series of programmes commenced with a mobile medica... Read More


Ceylon Tea Specialties taste at the 'Brussels Tea Festival 2025'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels with the support of the Sri Lanka Tea Board, participated in the Brussels Tea Festival 2025 held on 28 September at Flagey Place Sainte-Croix in ... Read More


'Sri Lanka: A Cultural Odyssey' draws 83,000 visitors in Milan

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The third edition of the mega Sri Lanka promotional event in Milan, themed 'Sri Lanka: A Cultural Odyssey', was held with resounding success on September 27 and 28, at the Merlata... Read More


Healthy ageing a key priority at upcoming WHO confab in SL

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Healthy ageing through strengthened primary health care and combating smokeless tobacco are among key priorities that health leaders would deliberate upon at the Seventy-eighth Re... Read More


Thundershowers, severe lightning forecast

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur in Northern, Northcentral, Eastern, Uva and North-Western Provinces and in Matale district, the Meteorology De... Read More


Vietnamese Embassy holds Mid-Autumn Festival

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Deputy Speaker Dr. Rizvie Salih said here on Saturday (4) that the embassy of Viet Nam headed by Ambassador Trinh Thi Tam has further strengthened the people-to-people relations b... Read More


Arogya Suwatha Centres will provide healthcare empowerment for citizens - Minister

Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The fifth 'Arogya Suwatha Centre' (Health and Wellness Centre) in the national pilot project was recently (3) ceremonially opened to the public in Dankanda, Matale, under the patr... Read More