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OVER 1,000 CALLS TO ADOPT ABANDONED BABY IN KURUNEGALA

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Mawathagama Police have received nearly 1,000 phone calls from individuals wishing to adopt the two-day-old baby girl found abandoned near a tree in a paddy field in the Paragaha... Read More


TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS IN RUWANWELLA FOR ESALA PERAHERA TONIGHT

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Traffic will be restricted in the Ruwanwella Police Division due to the Esala Perahera organised by the Yatanwala Sri Swarnawalukarama Viharaya. The procession is scheduled to p... Read More


WOMEN AND CHILD AFFAIRS MINISTRY READY TO ASSIST MOTHER OF ABANDONED BABY

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs is prepared to facilitate the mother of the baby abandoned in a paddy field in the Paragahadeniya-Singhapura area of Kurunegala, should sh... Read More


MOTORCYCLE USED IN DEHIWALA SHOOTING FOUND WITH FAKE PLATES

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The motorcycle suspected to have been used in yesterday morning's shooting near the Dehiwala Railway Station has been found abandoned near a temple on the Piliyandala alternative... Read More


NEW EDUCATION REFORMS EMPHASISE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SAYS NIE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The new education reforms will place greater emphasis on vocational education, according to Dr. Ashoka de Silva, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Education. He made ... Read More


POLICE CONSTABLE SUSPENDED FOR SUBMITTING FALSE REPORT TO SECURE BAIL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKER

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- A Police Constable has been suspended for allegedly submitting a false report to the Kalutara High Court, omitting the criminal history of a drug trafficker to secure his bail. ... Read More


INDIAN ACTOR RAVI MOHAN AND SINGER KENISHAA FRANCIS MEET MINISTER VIJITHA HERATH TO BOOST FILM TOURISM

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- A meeting took place this morning (19) between popular Indian actor and producer Ravi Mohan, singer Kenishaa Francis, and Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employm... Read More


FISHERMEN URGED TO AVOID ROUGH SEAS ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTS

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has issued a strong warning to all fishing communities, urging them to avoid fishing activities in the sea areas from Puttalam t... Read More


PM HARINI AMARASURIYA ADVOCATES FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZES

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who is also the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, stated today (19) that a key goal of the new education r... Read More


MP JAGATH VITHANA'S SON ARRESTED OVER ILLEGALLY ASSEMBLED VEHICLE

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Rasika Vithana, the son of Samagi Jana Balawegaya Kalutara District MP Jagath Vithana, was arrested today (19). The arrest was made in the Matugama area by a team of officers, i... Read More