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RS 270 MILLION WORTH OF SMUGGLED CIGARETTES CONFISCATED

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Sri Lanka Customs has announced the confiscation of a large haul of illegally imported foreign cigarettes, with a street value of over Rs 270 million. Customs officials at the ... Read More


NUWARA ELIYA POLICE FILE CASES AGAINST 80 DRIVERS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The Nuwara Eliya Police have taken legal action against 80 drivers for various traffic offences. The police launched a special operation on the 8th of this month, inspecting a ... Read More


VENDOR FINED FOR SELLING UNLABELLED LOTIONS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- A vendor was fined Rs 10,000 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathirana today (10) for displaying body lotions and vitamins for sale without proper import in... Read More


KATHMANDU AIRPORT REOPENS; SRILANKAN AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, is scheduled to reopen today (10), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Following this announcement, Sri... Read More


MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA TO VACATE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Former President and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to leave his official residence on Wijerama Mawatha tomorrow (11). A senior SLPP o... Read More


PROTECTIVE EMBANKMENT BUILT AT ELLA-WELLAWAYA CRASH SITE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- A protective earth embankment was constructed today (10) at the 15th-milepost area on the Ella-Wellawaya main road, where a fatal bus crash occurred last week. The barrier was ... Read More


I.T.A.K. DISPLEASED WITH GOVERNMENT'S UNHRC ADDRESS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has expressed significant displeasure with the statement given by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath at the 60th session of the UN Human Righ... Read More


RUSSIA SAYS NO NEED TO RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Russia has stated there is no reason to be concerned about Sri Lanka's human rights situation, in a direct response to a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissi... Read More


TREATMENT PROVIDED TO INJURED ELEPHANT IN NOCHCHIYAGAMA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- An injured wild elephant in the Nochchiyagama-Meegasdigiliya area has received treatment from officials at the Kukulkatuwa Beat Office of Wilpattu National Park. The Department... Read More


GAMPAHA WICKRAMARACHCHI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WILL NOT FACE INJUSTICE, SAYS PM

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government will take necessary measures to provide solutions without causing any injustice to the student of Gampaha Wickra... Read More