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10-hour water cut in several areas of Gampaha on Thursday

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- A 10-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas of the Gampaha District on Thursday (14), the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced. The water cut has be... Read More


Doctors call off strike after talks with Health Minister

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has decided to call off their island-wide strike action which was slated to commence today (11). The GMOA had threatened to l... Read More


Donald Trump says he will deploy US National Guard in Washington DC

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 11) he was putting Washington's police department under federal control and ordering the National Guard to deploy to the nation's ca... Read More


Court grants permission to detain and question suspects in Sahaspura shooting incident

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court today granted permission to the Colombo Crimes Division to detain and question, for 24 hours, three suspects arrested in connection with the shooti... Read More


Another 11 Sri Lankans trafficked to Myanmar cybercrime centres

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Another 11 Sri Lankans have been trafficked to Myanmar to work at cybercrime centres, according to the Ministry of Defence. The Defence Ministry stated that it has received info... Read More


Another 11 Sri Lankans trapped in cybercrime centres in Myanmar

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Information received that 11 Sri Lankans have ended up in cybercrime centres in Myanmar during the past several weeks -Defence Ministry. Published by HT Digital Content Services... Read More


Three arrested for aiding Borella shooting that killed two

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the shooting incident at Sahaspura in Borella, which claimed the lives of two persons and left 3 others injure... Read More


Chilaw resident held at BIA with Rs. 115 million worth of gold biscuits

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- An individual has been arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a stock of gold biscuits valued at... Read More


Daya Lankapura named Chairman of the Right to Information Commission

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Daya Lankapura, a veteran journalist and media trainer, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission of Sri Lanka. The appointment has been ma... Read More


975 individuals arrested during special island-wide police raids

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- A total of 975 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities and also over illicit liquor and drug-related offenses during a special island... Read More