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Over Rs. 3 bln earned from issuance of import & export control licenses in 2024

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The Department of Import and Export Control has reported a revenue of Rs. 3.7 billion for the year 2024, generated through the issuance of import and export control licenses. Ac... Read More


SJB member elected Chairman of Weligama PS after open ballot

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Lasantha Wickramasekara has been elected as new the Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha. SJB Councilor Lasantha Wickramasekara received... Read More


Man armed with gun fails in attempt to shoot health administrative officer in Dehiwala

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- A health administrative officer escaped unharmed after an assailant's gun failed to fire adjacent to the S. de S. Jayasinghe grounds in Dehiwala this morning, police stated. Pol... Read More


Two Thai civilians killed as Thai and Cambodian militaries clash at disputed border

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Thailand's military deployed an F-16 fighter jet against Cambodia's armed forces on July 24, the Thai army said, as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes ... Read More


SC defers sentencing in contempt of court case filed against Immigration Controller General

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The Supreme Court today deferred the sentencing in the contempt of court case filed against Harsha Illukpitiya, to September 23, Ada Derana reporter said. The Supreme Court was ... Read More


Two arrested with 'Ice' worth Rs. 600,000 in Maligawatte

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- A male and a female have been arrested while transporting a stock of "ice" (crystal methamphetamine) drugs worth over Rs. 600,000 in a three-wheeler, police stated. Police have ... Read More


Australia to lift import ban on US beef after Trump tariffs tiff

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Australia will lift restrictions on the import of beef from the US, a trade barrier which had angered the Trump administration. American beef has effectively been banned from th... Read More


At least 20 injured elephants receiving treatment at present

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- At least 20 injured elephants are currently receiving treatment across the country, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. According to the Department, most of th... Read More


Five new foreign envoys present credentials to the President

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Five newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner to Sri Lanka officially presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretari... Read More


Bodies of mother and 2 daughters found in well in Mankulam

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The bodies of a mother and her two daughters have been recovered from a well located in the garden of a residence in the Panikkankulam area of Mankulam in Mullaitivu today (24), ... Read More