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CID arrests suspected gunman linked to 'Kehelbaddara Padme' after deportation from Malaysia

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- A suspect believed to have acted as a gunman for an organised crime figure has been arrested upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport after being deported from Mala... Read More


Several injured as two buses collide on Matara-Talalla Road

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- At least 12 passengers were injured after two private buses collided head-on in the Talalla area along the Tangalle-Matara main road, police said. The accident was reported with... Read More


Seven more battery energy storage systems arrive at Colombo Port as part of national grid expansion programme

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Seven Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), procured under a government programme to enhance grid stability and ease pressure on electricity consumers, arrived at the Colombo Po... Read More


SJB suspends party membership of Charith Abeysinghe following bribery allegations linked to 'Harak Kata'

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to suspend the party membership and all party positions held by its Horana Electorate organiser, Charith Abeysinghe, with immediate e... Read More


Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's northern coast on Thursday, but the country's meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. The quake had a magnitude of ... Read More


Customs detect Canadian passenger with Rs. 352.65 Mn Hashish held at BIA

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- Sri Lanka Customs' Narcotics Control Unit's (NCU) officers intercepted an 18-year-old Canadian female passenger at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Tuesday night (23).... Read More


Weerawansa's coordinating secretary remanded

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena yesterday (24) ordered Krishantha Pradeep Silva Wijesekara, the coordinating secretary to former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, to be remanded until J... Read More


Gotabaya's petition against arrest fixed for July 6

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Court of Appeal yesterday fixed for July 6 the further hearing of the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking an order preventing his arrest in con... Read More


Physiotherapist's murder suspect, wife arrested in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- A senior officer from the Nuwara Eliya Police stated that the Jaffna Divisional Crime Investigation Unit had arrested the suspect, who had murdered a physiotherapist inside a tou... Read More


The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 187th AGM today

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will convene its 187th Annual General Meeting today, June 25, at The Forum, Cinnamon Life. This year's gathering welcomes Andrew Patrick, High Com... Read More