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Isolated Showers Expected in Parts of the Island

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Meteorology Department says that showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and Uva provinces, as well as in the Ampara distri... Read More


Motorcyclist dies after head-on crash with car in Kitulgala

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- A 44-year-old man has been killed in a fatal road accident near the 39th kilometre post on the Hatton-Kitulgala road, within the Kitulgala Police Division. Police said the collis... Read More


Akila Viraj denies giving National Lotteries Board post to relative

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- United National Party General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has denied giving any letter to his relatives to secure a position as a representative of the National Lotteries Bo... Read More


Two arrested for verbally abusing and threatening Buddhist nun in Wattala

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Two individuals have been arrested for behaving in a disorderly manner and verbally abusing a Buddhist nun near the Ratnawali Monastery in Kerawalapitiya, Wattala, yesterday night... Read More


Social media activist Saliya Ranawaka arrested in Thailand

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Social media activist and YouTuber Saliya Ranawaka has been arrested in Thailand following the issuance of a red warrant against him. In May 2024, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's ... Read More


Alleged Lottery Board letters surface, Denied by Akila Viraj

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Chairman of the National Lottery Board (NLB), M.D.C.A. Perera, announced at a recent media briefing that strict legal action will be taken against the wife of MP Hesha Withanage a... Read More


Archbishop Gallagher arrives in Sri Lanka to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, arrived in Sri Lanka today (3) for an official visit. He wa... Read More


Underworld figure 'Samaposha' arrested with heroin in Modara

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- K.K. Madhusanka, also known as 'Samaposha', an underworld criminal involved in four murders, was arrested on November 1 by officers of the Colombo North Divisional Crime Investiga... Read More


SC dismisses petitions by Rambukwella family challenging asset freeze

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed three writ petitions filed by former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella's family members seeking to nullify the Colombo High Court's order freezing thei... Read More


20 killed in Telangana bus accident

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Twenty people have died, and several others have been injured after a passenger bus collided with a gravel-laden truck on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway this morning. The accident ... Read More