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Bail rejected for owner of prominent garment retail chain

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Oshada Migara Maharachchi today (27) rejected the bail application of the owner of a prominent garment retail store, who is said to have violated th... Read More


Vel Festival brings Colombo traffic diversions

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Alternative routes are implemented for motorists in Colombo and Bambalapitiya due to the 152nd annual Vel festival chariot processions of the Pettah and Bambalapitiya New Kathire... Read More


Traffic police officer and security guard assaulted at Horana hospital

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A visitor who came to see his ailing father at the Horana District General Hospital assaulted a police officer and a female security guard in the afternoon and fled the scene, ac... Read More


Cabinet approves two-year extension for Judges' retirement age

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Cabinet approval has been granted to extend the retirement age of all judges in Sri Lanka by two years. This was said by Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara. Published by ... Read More


4 inmates named as suspects in fatal Negombo Prison clash

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Four suspects named by the Criminal Investigation Department in connection with the incident where 32 people died during the Negombo prison clash were ordered to be remanded unti... Read More


All Kavadi dance troupes permitted for Esala procession

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Providing a solution to the problematic situation that had arisen regarding the Kavadi dance in the annual Esala procession of the Devinuwara Upulvan Sri Vishnu Maha Devala, it w... 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