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Former President Mahinda's Ex-Chief Security Officer Arrested

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The Chief Security Officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Neville Wanniarachchi, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (C... Read More


Train Carrying Flour Derails at Ragama, Services on Puttalam Line Disrupted

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- A train transporting Prima flour derailed this morning near the Ja-Ela end of the Ragama railway station, causing significant disruption to train services on the Puttalam line, th... Read More


Minister Nalinda visits the Chief Prelates of Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa visited the Malwathu and Asgiri Maha Viharayas today (02) and received blessings from the Malwathu Mahanayake Most Venerabl... Read More


History should teach future generations about rulers who built ice factories' - Minister Bimal

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake says that false claims are being spread by the opposition regarding changes to the school curriculum, particularly the removal of historical ... Read More


Two Arrested at Katunayake Airport for Smuggling Cigarettes

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- On the night of October 1, officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau arrested two airline passengers - a 26-year-old Sri Lankan businessman from Ratnapura and a 23-year-old Indian n... Read More


Liquor Outlets to Close Tomorrow

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The Excise Department has announced that all licensed liquor outlets across Sri Lanka will remain closed tomorrow (03) in observance of World Temperance Day. Authorities have war... Read More


Four people injured in car and stabbing attack at Manchester synagogue

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- Four people have been injured in a car and stabbing attack at a synagogue in Manchester The suspect was shot by police; Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says the suspect is ... Read More


Women's Cancer Ward Inaugurated at Kandy National Hospital

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The "Seth Piyasa" Women's Cancer Treatment Ward at Kandy National Hospital, the largest cancer treatment center in Sri Lanka built within a general hospital, was inaugurated today... Read More


Fire Breaks Out at Galle Prison

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- A fire has reportedly broken out at the Galle Prison premises. Two fire engines from the Galle Municipal Council Fire Department have been dispatched to the scene to extinguish t... Read More


Teachers, Principals to Quit School Disciplinary Committees Over Punishment Bill' - Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero

Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- Teachers and principals will resign from school disciplinary committees if Parliament passes the proposed bill banning the punishment of students, warned Venerable Ulapane Sumanga... Read More