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Loudspeakers, megablasts not allowed after 10 pm - Police

Sri Lanka, Aug. 31 -- Police media spokesman ASP F.U.Wootler has stated that use of loud speakers and other music equipment causing public inconvenience will not be permitted after 10 pm. Addressing a... Read More


Over 260,000 arrested, 18 metric tonnes drugs seized in "Ratama Ekata" operation

Sri Lanka, Aug. 31 -- Authorities have arrested more than 260,000 suspects and seized over 18 metric tonnes of illicit drugs for the past ten months, from October 30, 2025 when the "Ratama Ekata" (Nat... Read More


SL to deploy relief teams in Nepal

Sri Lanka, Aug. 31 -- Sri Lanka is planning to deploy disaster relief teams to Nepal in the coming days to assist communities affected by the country's severe flooding, Defence Deputy Minister Major G... Read More


Showers & strong winds today; sun directly overhead in several areas

Sri Lanka, Aug. 31 -- The Department of Meteorology has forecast several spells of showers for parts of the island today, according to the forecast issued at 5.30 a.m. on 31 August 2026. Several spel... Read More


Prime Minister departs for Bhutan to attend Global Conscious Food Systems Summit

Sri Lanka, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed Sri Lanka today (31) for an official visit to Bhutan to participate in the Global Conscious Food Systems Summit. The summit is sch... Read More


Yala Park to be closed for a month from September 14

SriLanka, Aug. 29 -- Wildlife Department Director General Ranjan Marasinghe stated that the Yala National Park is severely affected by the prevailing El Nino situation. He said that the natural lifest... Read More


Colombo Port surges into Top 20 with container boom..

SriLanka, Aug. 29 -- The Colombo Port has strengthened its position as one of the world's fastest-growing major container hubs, handling 4.44 million TEUs in the first half of 2026, an 11.9 per cent y... Read More


Bill to establish Central Highlands Protection Authority soon.

SriLanka, Aug. 29 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that the Government had assumed the responsibility of ensuring a better life for every person born in this country, who contributes t... Read More


IMF delegation here to review next EFF..

SriLanka, Aug. 29 -- Finance Ministry sources yesterday a delegation International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit the Sri Lanka on September 17 for the next review of the Extended Fund Faci... Read More


But the tide will still come for it

SriLanka, Aug. 29 -- This week's settlement without liability was pragmatic, but it doesn't change the inevitability of further lawsuits around the world. Not many people would count paying $18bn they... Read More