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Dead whale washes ashore on Beruwala Maradana beach

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- A body of a dead whale with a length of around 35 metres washed ashore on the beach in the Maradana area in Beruwala this (26) afternoon, our correspondents report. Residents im... Read More


Unlicensed foreign liquor stock seized in nightclub raid

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Police seized a stock of liquor kept for illegal sale during a raid on a nightclub located on Station Road in Bambalapitiya. Intelligence information received by Police yesterda... Read More


Rs. 600 million spent to modernise post offices

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- On 206 post office modernisation projects, government has spent Rs. 600 million, Health and Media Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa said. The Minister mentioned this while handing o... Read More


Overpriced water bottles cost tourism firm Rs. 1 million fine

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- A tourism firm in Ella was ordered by the court to pay a fine of one million rupees after being found guilty of selling drinking water bottles above the specified price. The det... Read More


Sri Lankan father, son stranded at sea over 29 days rescued off Bangladesh coast

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Two Sri Lankan fishermen rescued from the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh are now in police custody. Maheshkhali police station took them in... Read More


Country's longer lifespan among reasons to extend judges' tenure, says Minister Nalinda

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Government attention was focused on raising the retirement age limit of judges to control the heavy backlog of cases existing within the court system and provide prompt relief to... Read More


Canadian nabbed with Rs. 200mn worth narcotics

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- A foreigner was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport with a haul of narcotics valued at over 201 million rupees. It was reported that the suspect, a Canadian natio... Read More


Four-year-old boy dies following road collision in Kalapaluwawa

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- A young boy died following a road crash that occurred early yesterday morning (25) in the Kalapaluwawa area in Welikada. Police stated that the child who died in the incident wa... Read More


No Visa fee change for Sri Lankan pilgrims - Indian High Commission in Colombo

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- The High Commission of India in Colombo has announced that there has been no revision to the visa fee policy for Sri Lankan pilgrims travelling to India, reaffirming that eligibl... Read More


Malaysian national arrested with illegal cigarettes

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- A Malaysian national was arrested by the Kompannavidiya Police along with a stock of 36,200 illegally imported cigarettes. The 30-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday (25) af... Read More