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ORGANIZED CRIME FIGURE "GAL IBBA" ARRESTED WITH ICE DRUGS IN MATHUGAMA

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Gayan Prabath, alias "Gal Ibba", a member of an organised crime gang, has been arrested by Kalutara Criminal Division officers in the Bopitiya area of Mathugama with a consignmen... Read More


MAN KILLED BY FALLING TREE BRANCH IN MASKELIYA

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- A 44-year-old man, a father of three, died today (19), around 10:00 AM, after a branch from an eucalyptus tree fell on his head. Maskeliya Police confirmed the incident. The vi... Read More


NEW CBSL GUIDELINES MAY DISCOURAGE EV PURCHASES, SAY ECONOMISTS

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Economic experts suggest that the updated guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) for motor vehicle financing may somewhat discourage the purchase of electric v... Read More


STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Sri Lanka can expect strong winds to continue until July 25, due to the active south-west monsoon and atmospheric disturbances. Athula Karunanayake, Director-General of the Depa... Read More


AUTHORITIES WARN AGAINST FLYING KITES NEAR AIRPORTS

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited has urged the public to refrain from flying kites in the vicinity of local airports. The company stated that flying kites near ... Read More


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