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Customs seize Rs. 536m hashish, ICE in air cargo

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Lanka Customs officers attached to the Laksiri Seva (UPB) Warehouse have intercepted a major consignment of illegal narcotics concealed in food packages during the inspection of ... Read More


Netanyahu 'fears US and Iran holding secret talks'

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly concerned the US is holding secret talks with Iran behind his back. The Israeli prime minister is said to have approached the White House after ... Read More


India slams 'baseless' claim of US using its ports

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The widening US-Iran conflict has now reached the Indian Ocean, but India has made it clear that it will not be pulled into the war narrative. After controversial remarks by Doug... Read More


Namal urges govt to clarify stance on Iranian vessel seeking port call

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Namal Rajapaksa has called on the government to immediately clarify its position regarding another Iranian vessel tha... Read More


Fuel shortage threatens paddy harvest of 800,000 acres - Farmers' Union

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The Chairman of the National Farmers' Union, Anuradha Tennakoon, has warned that this year's harvesting operations are at serious risk as the government reportedly has fuel stock... Read More


Power cuts reported in multiple areas

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- A technical fault in the electricity supply system between Anuradhapura and Vavuniya triggered power cuts in multiple areas across the island, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) ... Read More


CEB denies employees' involvement in alleged assault

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has denied reports circulating in certain media outlets claiming that a group of its employees assaulted an individual. In a clarification, CE... Read More


Iran postpones Khamenei's funeral citing anticipated massive crowds

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Iran has delayed the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, originally scheduled for Wednesday evening in Tehran, citing expectations of an exceptionally large p... Read More


President telephones UAE President; expresses sadness over recent attacks

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake telephoned President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to express his sadness over the recent attacks suffered by the UAE. ... Read More


87 bodies of crew in sunken Iranian ship recovered: Minister.

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- At least 87 bodies of those who had been on board the Iranian ship which sank off Sri Lankan waters have been recovered, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Hearth said. It was... Read More