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ROAD CLOSURES FOR BELLANWILA ESALA PROCESSION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- Police have limited traffic on several main roads for the annual Esala procession of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya. The Ran Sivali procession will take place from seven o'clo... Read More


AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER ARRESTED WITH T-56 RIFLE AND PISTOLS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- An employee of the Airport and Aviation Services Limited has been arrested in Minuwangoda with a cache of weapons. According to police, the suspect is a security officer for the... Read More


ADIC CALLS FOR REVERSAL OF DECISION ON CANNABIS CULTIVATION FOR EXPORT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) is calling on the government to immediately reverse its decision to permit foreign investors to cultivate cannabis for export. The... Read More


DRIVER CONFESSES TO ROLE IN MURDER OF HOMAGAMA LG MEMBER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- The driver of the getaway car used in the murder of Homagama Local government member Shantha Mudunkotuwa, also known as "Bana," has confessed to the police that a person known as... Read More


COURT ORDERS PHONE DATA IN TREASURE HUNTING CASE INVOLVING ALLEGED DIG'S WIFE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- The Anuradhapura Acting Magistrate, Chandana Weerakoon, today ordered a private telecom company to provide a telephone analysis report. The order seeks to identify the individua... Read More


FORMER MINISTER WIMAL WEERAWANSA LEAVES CID

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after giving a statement for over three hours. He arrived at the department at around 10:30... Read More


PLANTATION WAGE INCREASE IS A CHALLENGE FOR GOVERNMENT, SAYS MINISTER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Ratnayake has stated that increasing plantation workers' wages is a challenge for the government. The Minister m... Read More


PADDY AND COCONUT PRODUCTION INCREASES WHILE TEA AND RUBBER DECLINE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says that paddy and coconut production rose in June 2025. However, the production of tea, fish, and rubber fell due to unfavourable weather conditio... Read More


MAJOR RENOVATIONS IN PARLIAMENT AFTER OVER 4 DECADES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Major renovations of the Sri Lanka Parliamentary Complex have begun for the first time in over 42 years. The renovations are being carried out with Cabinet approval and under th... Read More


OVER 5,000 T56 AMMUNITION FOUND IN GALENBIDUNUWEWA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Police say that they have discovered 5,038 T56 cartridges in a tank in the Getalawa area of Galenbindunuwewa. Police also say that further operations are being carried out in th... Read More