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Decision to extend school hours taken after discussions with all parties: PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The decision to extend school hours by half an hour was taken after discussions with all relevant parties, including trade unions, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated. T... Read More


10 arrested in Kilinochchi for obstructing STF officers

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Five men and five women have been arrested for obstructing a group of Kilinochchi Police Special Task Force (STF) officers during a raid on an illegal alcohol operation in the Sud... Read More


Training institute in Mawanella suspended for issuing fake NVQ certificates

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has temporarily suspended a training institute operating in Mawanella for allegedly issuing fraudulent NVQ certificates required... Read More


Couple linked to 'Dubai Kudu Dilini' arrested in Kegalle

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- A couple allegedly connected to a female drug trafficker known by the aliases 'Dubai Kudu Dilini' and 'Kandy Queen', who is believed to be operating a narcotics distribution netwo... Read More


Traffic restrictions along Colombo-Kandy road due to Central Expressway construction

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Vehicular movement along the Colombo-Kandy main road will be restricted in Kadawatha due to construction work related to the Central Expressway Project, Sri Lanka Police have anno... Read More


Netherlands to return stolen ancient sculpture to Egypt

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Netherlands has said it will return a stolen 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt. It is "highly likely" the stone head, dating from the time of the pharaohs, was plundered duri... Read More


Six arrested over seizure of 335kg of narcotics detained for questioning

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today (03) granted permission for the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) to detain and question six suspects, in connection with the seizure of 251... Read More


Six arrested in relation to seizure of fishing vessel with over 335kg of narcotics detained for questioning

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The six suspects, who were arrested in relation to the seizure of a multi-day fishing vessel with over 350 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine ('Ice') and heroin in seas off the ... Read More


Two senior state officials arrested by Bribery Commission granted bail

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Former General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways Sumathipala Mahanama and former Working Director of the Sri Lanka Engineering Corporation Sarathchandra Gunaratne who were arrested by... Read More


Three-wheeler driver killed after being hit by train in Ragama

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The driver of a three-wheeler has died after being hit by a train near the Walpola railway station in Ragama. He had driven the three-wheeler carelessly across the railway level ... Read More