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18-year-old gunman arrested in Kotahena murder

Srilanka, Nov. 10 -- Police have arrested a total of seven suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of an individual at the 16th Lane in Kotahena. Police confirmed that the person who fired the... Read More


Player dies during Cricket match in Minuwangoda

Srilanka, Nov. 10 -- A player died yesterday (09) during a soft-ball cricket match held at the Aluthapola Public Grounds in Minuwangoda at around 3:00 PM. This unfortunate incident occurred when two ... Read More


Unrest at garment factory over wages

Srilanka, Nov. 10 -- Unrest erupted at a garment factory in Kahagolla, Bandarawela. The situation stemmed from an attempt to close the factory without paying wages to its employees. A group of employ... Read More


34 wild elephants herded to Hambantota reserve

Srilanka, Nov. 10 -- A special operation aimed at mitigating the critical social and economic issue of the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka is currently being executed successfully. The goal is t... Read More


Stock of donated rice stuck at Colombo Port?

Srilanka, Nov. 9 -- Deshamanya Ruwan Asuramuni, Chairman of the United Nations Human Rights Organisation, criticised the government, stating that while the Budget promises relief to the people, a cons... Read More


Suspect arrested in Ambalangoda with Heroin

Srilanka, Nov. 9 -- Police reported the arrest of a suspect in the Meetiyagoda area of Ambalangoda following a raid. The suspect was apprehended with a haul of over 5 kilograms of heroin. Police are... Read More


Nursing student dies after fall at home

Srilanka, Nov. 9 -- A third-year student at the Kotelawala Defence University's (KDU) Faculty of Allied and Health Sciences tragically died after sustaining severe head injuries from a fall at her hom... Read More


Seven drug traffickers agree to surrender?

Srilanka, Nov. 9 -- Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala announced that seven alleged drug traffickers currently hiding in the Middle East agreed to surrender themselves to Sri Lankan security ... Read More


Ex-CBSL chief calls for 5% growth and export reforms

Srilanka, Nov. 9 -- Former Central Bank Governor Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy emphasised the importance of maintaining Sri Lanka's economic growth at 5% or higher, while calling for policy reforms to remo... Read More


MP Archchuna stranded for 19 hours at Dubai Airport?

SriLanka, Nov. 8 -- Jaffna District Member of Parliament (MP), Ramanathan Archchuna, was forced to wait for 19 hours at the Dubai International Airport (DXB) on November 6 due to an unusual mishap tha... Read More