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Eight-year-old dies after falling into Z-D Canal

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- An eight-year-old child has died after falling into the Z-D Canal in Polonnaruwa, this evening (05). The child, who had gone to herd the goats in the Nagasthenna area of Welikand... Read More


Prices of luxury watches in US rise after Trump's Swiss tariffs

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- Switzerland's watch industry is facing a threat to sales after Donald Trump said he would impose 39 per cent tariffs on the country, raising the prospect of significantly higher p... Read More


Kerala cannabis valued over Rs. 23 million seized in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- A stock of 102 kilograms and 700 grams of Kerala cannabis has been seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a search operation conducted in Kadeikadu, Jaffna. The gross street value o... Read More


Govt to grant free access to 26 archaeological sites for children under 18

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- The government has decided to grant free admission to children under the age of 18 to sites managed by the Central Cultural Fund (CCF). This proposal has reportedly been approved... Read More


Visa applicants may be required to post bond of up to 15,000 USD to enter U.S.

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. State Department is set to roll out a pilot program that may require foreign nationals seeking business or tourism visas to post a bond of up to 15,000 U.S. dollars to en... Read More


Resolution to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from office to be debated in Parliament today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- The resolution to remove Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon from office in terms of Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, will be tak... Read More


Resolution to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon from office to be debated in Parliament today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- The resolution to remove Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon from office in terms of Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, will be tak... Read More


Several senior police officers transferred due to service requirement

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- Transfers have been granted to a group of senior police officers with the approval of the National Police Commission. According to the Office of the Police Media Spokesman, trans... Read More


US condemns house arrest of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered that the former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest. He is standing trial over allegations he plotted a coup, which h... Read More


Pettah Central Bus Stand to be renovated under 'Clean Sri Lanka' program

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation to renovate and develop the Pettah Centr... Read More