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Fire breaks out at tire shop in Katugastota

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- A sudden fire broke out today at a tire shop located in the Kudugala area of Katugastota. The Fire Services Department stated that steps were taken to immediately dispatch two fi... Read More


Scammers posing as bank officials defraud 70-year-old Lankan of Rs. 4.6 Mn

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- A social media user in Sri Lanka has warned the public about scammers posing as bank officials to carry out fraudulent activities, after his 70-year-old father was allegedly defra... Read More


Sri Lankan professor receives prestigious international nursing award

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Sri Lankan academic Professor Sudath Shirley Pathmasiri Warnakulasuriya has been named the recipient of the Princess Srinagarindra Award 2026, an internationally recognised distin... Read More


Man claims 70-year-old father loses Rs. 4.6 million in bank impersonation scam

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- A Sri Lankan social media user has raised concerns over telephone fraud after claiming that his 70-year-old father was defrauded of Rs. 4.6 million by individuals posing as bank r... Read More


November fuel revision narrows diesel price gap but widens petrol shortfall

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Sri Lanka's latest fuel price adjustment has reduced the difference between the retail and cost-recovery formula prices of auto diesel, while increasing the gap for 92-octane petr... Read More


Premadasa urges Government to take note of US midterm election outcome

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has urged the Government to draw lessons from the US midterm elections, citing what he described as public dissatisfaction with the Trump admini... Read More


208 police officers arrested over various offences, says Police Spokesperson

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- A total of 208 police officers have been arrested over alleged involvement in various offences, including drug-related activities, Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintende... Read More


19.8kg of hashish bound for Sri Lanka seized in Ramanathapuram; man arrested

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Police foiled a suspected attempt to smuggle 19.8kg of hashish, worth nearly Rs 50 lakh, to Sri Lanka and arrested a 34-year-old history-sheeter near S P Pattinam in Ramanathapura... Read More


Sri Lanka's oldest man celebrates 111 years

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- B.H. Meniyal, a resident of Angulugalla in Karandeniya, who is considered Sri Lanka's oldest living man, reached the age of 111, according to the National Secretariat for Elders. ... Read More


Frontline Socialist Party protest causes heavy traffic near parliament

Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- A heavy traffic congestion was reported along the road leading towards Parliament from the Polduwa Junction. The disruption occurred due to a protest organised by the Frontline S... Read More