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Five containers of highly concentrated nitric acid discovered following Defence Ministry tip-off

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka Customs said it discovered five containers carrying highly concentrated nitric acid following information received through the Ministry of Defence. Speaking at a press... Read More


Satyagraha seeking Gnanasara Thera's release enters ninth day amid court proceedings

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A satyagraha launched by a group of Maha Sangha at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, demanding the release of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, General Secretary of the Bo... Read More


Conflicting figures on Sri Lanka's dog population presented in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A government minister and a deputy minister have presented conflicting figures in Parliament regarding Sri Lanka's total dog population. Speaking in Parliament yesterday (23), D... Read More


Bay of Bengal system likely to develop into cyclone by October 26, Met Department warns

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal in the vicinity of the North Andaman Islands is likely to develop into a depression by today (October 24), while remaining in the sam... Read More


Five-year-old child and father of two electrocuted by electric fence in Aralaganwila

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A five-year-old child and a 41-year-old father of two died after coming into contact with an electric wire installed around a house to protect it from wild elephants in the Dayas... Read More


Five Thai women arrested in Wellawatte massage parlour raid

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Five Thai women were arrested during a police raid on a suspected brothel operating under the guise of a massage centre in Wellawatte. Wellawatte Police conducted the raid on Oc... Read More


Minister highlights investment opportunities in Sri Lanka at London Business Forum

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Minister highlights investment opportunities in Sri Lanka at London Business Forum Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe s... Read More


Reports of President's hospitalisation are false - President's Office

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- The President's Office has denied social media reports claiming that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was admitted to a private hospital following a sudden illness. The office... Read More


Tensions flare between monks and Colombo Municipal Council officials

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A heated confrontation broke out today (24) between the Maha Sangha, staging a satyagraha at Viharamahadevi Park, demanding the release of the imprisoned Galagoda Aththe Gnanasar... Read More


Over 500 kilograms of Ice and Heroin seized off Matara coast

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- A consignment of drugs weighing more than 500 kilograms, including crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, and heroin, was discovered off the coast of Thalalla in Matara,... Read More