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Government to Establish National Operations Center to Eradicate Drug Menace

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced the establishment of a national operations center to tackle drug trafficking, bringing together the police, military, customs, th... Read More


High-level discussion on releasing lands utilised by the military

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- A high-level meeting was convened Tuesday (28) at the office of the Deputy Defence Minister in Colombo to review progress and address ongoing challenges related to the release of... Read More


Opposition requests Speaker to summon IGP to Parliament to discuss MPs' security

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Opposition requests Speaker to summon IGP to Parliament to discuss MPs' security The Opposition has officially requested Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne to summon Inspector Gen... Read More


Two dead after drinking liquid from floating bottle

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Two men from Kalpitiya area have died after drinking a liquid from a bottle that was floating in the sea. They had fallen ill after drinking the liquid and had been taken to the... Read More


Environmental activists petition SC over elephant deaths from train collisions

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Five environmental activists have filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention to address the growing number of wild elephant dea... Read More


IGP files complaint against SDIG, submits report to NPC

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has filed a complaint against a Senior DIG to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also a report has been submi... Read More


Mainly fair conditions with possible evening thundershowers in Uva, Central and Sabaragamuwa

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces after 4.00 p.m. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Dail... Read More


Sri Lanka unites against drugs as national campaign begins today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The national campaign "A Nation United", aimed at eradicating the menace of dangerous drugs - one of Sri Lanka's most pressing social challenges - will be officially launched tod... Read More


Three unidentified male bodies found in separate locations

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Police have launched investigations after three unidentified male bodies were discovered in the Mattakkuliya and Pamunugama areas yesterday (29), following information received b... Read More


"A Nation United" - mission to eradicate drugs begins

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The government has officially launched its new initiative to combat the menace of toxic drugs, "A Nation United", at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The program was i... Read More