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Overseas based drug traffickers behind unrest in several prisons

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Security authorities have received intelligence information alleging that some powerful overseas-based drug traffickers could be behind the recent spate of unrest and violent inc... Read More


SLS-certified helmets mandatory for motorcycle riders - NCRS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Wearing an SLS-certified safety helmet is mandatory for motorcycle riders to protect lives and ensure road safety, Chairman of the National Council for Road Safety Manjula Kulara... Read More


Parliamentary Caucus to hold workshop for youth in Gampaha on August 16

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- The first in a series of regional workshops organised by the Parliamentary Caucus for Open Parliament Initiative will be held for the youth of the Gampaha district at the Jetwing ... Read More


Lawyers for Democracy tell Govt: 'Keep Executive, Judiciary apart'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- A group of lawyers on Thursday (6) called for strict separation between the executive and the judiciary, warning that the proposed constitutional amendment to extend the retiremen... Read More


Cremation of Ven. Amunugoda Somananda Nayaka Thera today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Chief Incumbent of Kudumirise Sri Parakramabahu Rajamaha Viharaya in Amunugoda, Gampaha and the Chief Sanghanayake of Siyane Korale Ven. Amunugoda Somananda Nayaka Thera, passed a... Read More


Rehabilitation institutions for drug-dependent persons to be brought under a unified national programme - President

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to expedite the modernisation and development of the Sri Lanka Police to ensure the delivery of more efficient and qual... Read More


Veterinary teams treat shot elephant

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Wildlife veterinary teams took action to treat a female elephant that was in critical condition after being shot in the foreleg at the tank bed near Galenbindunuwewa, Huruluwewa. ... Read More


BASL meets Cardinal for talks on 22nd Amendment

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Rajeev Amarasuriya met Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at the Archbishop's House in Colombo yesterday (7) for talks on judicial reforms, inc... Read More


Government committed to ensure security of regional journalists

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Mass Media Deputy Minister Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne told Parliament that the Government takes responsibility in ensuring the safety of regional journalists to prevent them from b... Read More


Milco rebounds with Rs.1.49 Bn profit in 2025

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Agriculture and Livestock Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne told Parliament yesterday that state-owned dairy company, Milco (Pvt) Ltd, which had been planned to be sold by previou... Read More