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Social media activist Saliya Ranawaka arrested in Thailand

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Social media activist and YouTuber Saliya Ranawaka has been arrested in Thailand following the issuance of a red warrant against him. In May 2024, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's ... Read More


Alleged Lottery Board letters surface, Denied by Akila Viraj

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Chairman of the National Lottery Board (NLB), M.D.C.A. Perera, announced at a recent media briefing that strict legal action will be taken against the wife of MP Hesha Withanage a... Read More


Archbishop Gallagher arrives in Sri Lanka to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, arrived in Sri Lanka today (3) for an official visit. He wa... Read More


Underworld figure 'Samaposha' arrested with heroin in Modara

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- K.K. Madhusanka, also known as 'Samaposha', an underworld criminal involved in four murders, was arrested on November 1 by officers of the Colombo North Divisional Crime Investiga... Read More


SC dismisses petitions by Rambukwella family challenging asset freeze

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed three writ petitions filed by former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella's family members seeking to nullify the Colombo High Court's order freezing thei... Read More


20 killed in Telangana bus accident

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Twenty people have died, and several others have been injured after a passenger bus collided with a gravel-laden truck on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway this morning. The accident ... Read More


134 errant rice traders nabbed in Galle

Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- One hundred and thirty-four traders have been arrested for selling rice without displaying price tags and 51 traders for selling rice at higher prices, Galle District Office of th... Read More


Turkish Envoy hails SL, Turkiye enhanced bilateral engagements

Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- Turkish Envoy in Colombo Semih Lutfu Turgut said that both Turkiye and Sri Lanka have taken meaningful strides to deepen bilateral engagement over the past years. He said that th... Read More


Vatican FM Archbishop Gallagher here on Monday

Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from November... Read More


Two loaded magazines found inside Jaffna University library

Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- Two magazines containing live ammunition were discovered at the upper section of the Jaffna University library last Thursday (30) during routine cleaning operations. The finding p... Read More