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Joint Opposition secures victory in Aranayaka Cooperative election

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- The joint Opposition team secured a significant victory in the committee election held for the year 2026 at the Aranayaka Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society. With this victory, th... Read More


Bribery Commission files indictments against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Wasantha Karannagoda

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption filed indictments before the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and former Navy Commander Admiral Wasanth... Read More


Shipping container washes ashore in Rathgama

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- A 40-foot shipping container found washed ashore on the Rathgama beach this morning. The container measures approximately 40 feet in length, Rathgama Police said, with officers s... Read More


Three spill gates of Upper Kotmale Reservoir open automatically

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- Three spill gates of the Upper Kotmale Reservoir opened automatically early this morning (03) due to heavy rainfall continuing to fall on its catchment areas, according to enginee... Read More


Vehicle damaged after collision with wild elephant

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- A motor vehicle sustained severe damage in a collision with a wild elephant early this morning (03) while travelling along the Habarana - Minneriya main road. Our correspondent n... Read More


Police investigate whether disrupted drug smuggling caused Mahara prison unrest

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- Police launched an investigation into whether the total disruption of a covert drug trafficking network into Mahara Prison sparked the controversial incident inside the facility. ... Read More


18 injured in bus collision at Kegalle

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- 18 people suffered injuries this morning (3) following a collision between a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus and a private bus in Karandupana, Kegalle. Police stated that the injur... Read More


Heavy rain prompts possible school closures in Central Province

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- Central Province Chief Secretary gave instructions to take steps to close schools located in the Hatton and Nuwara Eliya education zones as required, owing to heavy rainfall exper... Read More


Spill gates of Kotmale Reservoir opened: Alerts to low-lying residents

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- The Mahaweli Authority stated that steps are being taken to open the spill gates and scour sluices of the Kotmale Reservoir. Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority stated ... Read More


Colombo-Kandy road temporarily closed from Kadugannawa

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- The Colombo-Kandy main road was decided to be temporarily closed from the Kadugannawa area today (03) from 3 p.m. The road is being temporarily closed in this manner due to the p... Read More