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OVER 10,000 VEHICLES STUCK AT PORTS DUE TO CLEARANCE DELAY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Chairman of the Vehicle Importers Association of Lanka (VIAL), Indika Sampath Merenchige, has revealed that more than 10,000 vehicles are currently held up at Sri Lankan port... Read More


PROTESTING TEACHERS REMAIN AT PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- A group of teachers who spent last night (18) on the pavement near the President's Secretariat are continuing their protest today (19), demanding that their children be admitted ... Read More


FORMER NATIONAL LOTTERIES BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board, Thusitha Halloluwa, has been arrested. An arrest warrant for Halloluwa was issued by Colombo Additional Magistrate Pas... Read More


MAN DIES FOLLOWING SHOOTING IN PELIYAGODA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- A 45-year-old man who was shot while riding a motorcycle on Gnanarathana Mawatha, Peliyagoda, has died. Hospital sources say he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatme... Read More


POLICE CHIEF TAKES FIRM STANCE ON DRUG-ADDICTED OFFICERS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya, is focusing on swiftly identifying and expelling police officers who are addicted to drugs. According to police sources, a f... Read More


US AND SRI LANKA FORCE CLOSE ECONOMIC TIES, EYEING SRI LANKA AS REGIONAL TRADE HUB

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- In a high-level virtual event, diplomats and business leaders from the United States, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives convened on August 12, 2025, to discuss expanding economic and t... Read More


FORMER STATE MINISTER SHASHEENDRA RAJAPAKSA FURTHER REMANDED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa has been further remanded until August 26. The order was issued by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court. Published by HT Digital Con... Read More


THE KOREAN AMBASSADOR MEETS THE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- New Korean Administration Ready to Strengthen Ties with Sri Lanka -Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Miyon LEE A meeting between Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to t... Read More


POLICE CULTURAL DIVISION DIRECTOR ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY REMANDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) recently arrested the Acting Director of the Police Cultural Division, Senior Superintendent of Police... Read More


FOREIGN CIGARETTES WORTH OVER RS. 6 MILLION SEIZED AT BIA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Police Narcotics Bureau officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) arrested two Sri Lankan businessmen this morning (19) for illegally importing foreign cigarettes ... Read More