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Showers in several provinces today

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times today (24) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts, the... Read More


Mulleriyawa man arrested for setting fire to wife

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- A legal husband who fled after pouring petrol on a woman and setting her on fire in the Angoda area in Mulleriyawa last May 18 afternoon was arrested by the Mulleriyawa police on ... Read More


Suspect remanded for Dikoya double murder

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Hatton District Judge and Magistrate Peter Paul ordered today (24) to remand a suspect until June 03, who is accused of brutally murdering an elderly couple in Hatton, Dikoya, and... Read More


Central Bank unofficially caps dollar rate to curb rupee depreciation, says Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Sri Lanka Human Rights Centre Executive Director Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon states that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has intervened to control the rapid rise in the value of the U... Read More


Woman dies after being hit by motorcycle

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- A pedestrian died following a severe crash where a moving motorcycle hit her on the Kuruvikulam, Tharalawatta side road within the Rasnayakapura police division. Police say the i... Read More


Building collapse in Kandy injures two workers

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Two workers sustained injuries and were hospitalised after a section of a five-storey commercial building collapsed in Kandy Cross Street. The victims were admitted to the Perade... Read More


Suspects arrested during illegal treasure hunt

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- A man and a woman digging illegally to find antiquities were arrested alongside their excavation equipment in the Galmaduwa area of the Ampara police division by a team of officer... Read More


Human head found on Moragalla Beach

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- A human head has been discovered washed ashore behind a major tourist hotel along the Moragalla beach area in Aluthgama, according to police. Police stated that the discovery was... Read More


Minor floods expected in low-lying areas of Kalu Ganga

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- The Irrigation Department has stated that there is a possibility of minor flooding in low-lying areas of the divisional secretariats of Ingiriya, Horana, Dodangoda, Millaniya, Kal... Read More


Sajith holds talks with Canadian Envoy on economic recovery and climate support

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa held a special meeting with Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Isabelle Martin, at the Office of the Leader of the Opposi... Read More