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Police recommend removing Kavadi dance from Devinuwara Perahera over security concerns

Srilanka, July 26 -- Police have recommended removing the traditional Kavadi dance performance from the upcoming procession of the historic Sri Utpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya in Devinuwara, citi... Read More


Rainfall expected to increase in southwest from July 28: Met Dept

Srilanka, July 26 -- The Meteorology Department has forecast a slight increase in rainfall in the south-western parts of Sri Lanka over the next few days from July 28. Issuing its general weather for... Read More


No closure of Sri Vijaya Dhamma School in Saudi Arabia

Srilanka, July 26 -- A clarification has been issued rejecting claims that the Sri Vijaya Buddhist Dhamma School in Riyadh was closed on the instructions of Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ami... Read More


Referendum needed on Supreme Court judges' tenure: Namal

Srilanka, July 26 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa said any proposal to extend the tenure of Supreme Court judges should be decided by the people through... Read More


Teachers' Union slams compulsory Poya Day meeting for principals

Srilanka, July 26 -- The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) has strongly condemned the decision to hold a meeting for school principals in the Kandy education zone on a Poya Day (29), with General Secretary... Read More


National drowning prevention committee to be formed

Srilanka, July 26 -- The Government has taken steps to establish a multi-stakeholder national mechanism for drowning prevention and lifesaving, with a progress review meeting held at the Parliament Co... Read More


Hotel in Ella fined Rs. 1 Mn for overpricing bottled water

Srilanka, July 26 -- The Bandarawela Magistrate's Court has imposed a Rs. 1 million fine on a hotel in the Nafora area of Karandagolla, Ella, after it admitted to selling bottled drinking water above ... Read More


Police Inspector arrested for alleged drunk driving after two hit-and-run crashes

Srilanka, July 26 -- A Chief Inspector of Police attached to the Special Investigation Unit of the Homagama Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Division has been arrested for allegedly driving under... Read More


CAA, STF seize expired fertilizer stock in Kaduwela raid

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), together with the Police Special Task Force (STF), has seized a stock of expired fertilizers that had allegedly been secretly stored in lorr... Read More


I will come back to Parliament in 2029 and make sure that Minister Harshana Nanayakkara in prison: Archchuna

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara was asleep after a booze at the time of the clash in Negombo Prison, Independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna alleged in Parliament yesterday. "... Read More