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COMPLAINTS POUR IN TO IGP'S NEW WHATSAPP HOTLINE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- A new WhatsApp number introduced by Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya has already received over 2,000 complaints from the public. The number, 071 859 88 88, was... Read More


FATAL BUS COLLISION IN MONARAGALA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- One person has been killed and 22 others injured after two buses collided head-on this morning in the Weliyaya area of Monaragala. The injured have been admitted to the Monaragal... Read More


MAINLY FAIR WEATHER TO PREVAIL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (16), according to the Department of M... Read More


X-PRESS FEEDERS HIT BACK AT SRI LANKA COURT RULING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- X-Press Feeders, former operator of the container ship X-Press Pearl, has issued a strong statement challenging a recent Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruling that orders the company t... Read More


CHINESE SMUGGLERS WRECKING HAVOC ON SRI LANKA'S GEM INDUSTRY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Chinese involvement in Sri Lanka's gemstone industry is causing significant revenue losses to the island nation's crisis-ridden economy and impacting local businesses, according ... Read More


ASWESUMA 'MORE INEFFICIENT' THAN SAMURDHI, SAYS OPPOSITION LEADER

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has stated that the Aswesuma welfare programme is operating more inefficiently than the Samurdhi programme it replaced. Speaking at a meeting ... Read More


MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LOHAN RATWATTE, CALLING HIM A 'FEARLESS POLITICAL ROUGHNECK'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed deep sorrow at the passing of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, describing him as a close friend and a "fearless political ro... Read More


TWO ARRESTED WITH OVER 300 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABIS IN WATTALA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Two suspects have been arrested with nearly 309 kilograms of Kerala cannabis in the Bangalawatta area of Wattala. The raid was conducted by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) yes... Read More


REMAINS OF FORMER STATE MINISTER LOHAN RATWATTE BROUGHT HOME

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- The remains of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte have been brought to his residence in Mahaiyawa, Kandy. The funeral will be held tomorrow (17), at the family burial grounds ... Read More


PODUJANA EKSATH PERAMUNA LG MEMBERS GATHER FOR A SPECIAL MEETING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- About 300 local government members of the Podujana Eksath Peramuna have gathered in Colombo for a special political meeting scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. today (16). The meeti... Read More