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Kush worth Rs. 40 mln seized in Peliyagoda

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in Colombo has seized a consignment of Kush cannabis, estimated to be worth around Rs. 40 million, which had been smuggled into the ... Read More


Acting Director of Police Cultural Division arrested over bribery allegations

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, SSP Sathish Gamage has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over seve... Read More


More than 35 dead in flash floods on popular pilgrimage route in Himalayas

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- At least 38 people have died after flash floods hit a village hosting Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir. The disaster took place in the remote village of Chositi in ... Read More


Priyantha Weerasooriya assumes duties as Sri Lanka's 37th IGP

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Priyantha Weerasooriya (Attorney-at-Law) has assumed duties as the 37th Inspector General of Police of Sri Lanka a short while ago at Police Headquarters, Colombo 02. While addr... Read More


400 containers of imported salt stuck at Colombo Harbour due to bureaucratic delays: Unions

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Approximately 400 containers containing around 28,000 metric tons of imported salt, intended for local packaging, remain stuck at the Colombo Harbour, unable to be cleared, accor... Read More


10-hour water cut in several areas of Gampaha today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A 10-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas of the Gampaha District today (14), the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced. Accordingly, the water sup... Read More


UN Rights Chief urges Govt to amend laws that unduly restrict rights and freedoms of Sri Lankans

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has urged the Sri Lankan government to repeal or amend existing laws or proposed laws that unduly restrict the rights to freedom... Read More


Gunshots fired into air in front of house in Muthuhenawatte

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Two masked individuals, who arrived on a motorcycle at around 10 p.m. last night (13), in front of a house in the Nadun Uyana area of Muthuhenawatte, have fired shots into the ai... Read More


Pakistan to create military force to supervise missiles after India conflict

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Pakistan will create a new force in the military to supervise missile combat capabilities in a conventional conflict, apparently a move to match neighbouring arch-rival India. P... Read More


One person injured in shooting in Hanwella

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A shooting incident has been reported in the Thunnana area within the Hanwella police division last night (13), police stated. Two unidentified individuals, who arrived on a mot... Read More