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EIGHT ARRESTED OVER CHURCH VANDALISM IN KAYTS

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Eight suspects, including National People's Power (NPP) organiser for Kayts, were arrested yesterday (26), for allegedly damaging a statue of the Virgin Mary at a church in the K... Read More


70% OF SRI LANKA'S MANGROVE FORESTS DESTROYED

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Environment Minister Dr. Dhammika Patabendi has announced that approximately 70% of Sri Lanka's mangrove forests have been destroyed. The Minister made this statement while part... Read More


MOTORCYCLIST DIES AFTER HITTING ELECTRIC POLE

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A motorcyclist has died after the motorcycle he was riding veered off the road and collided with an electric pole. Police stated that the motorcyclist, who sustained serious inj... Read More


THREE MARADANA POLICE CONSTABLES ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Three police constables attached to the Maradana Police have been arrested on allegations of maintaining connections with a known drug trafficker operating in the Maradana area a... Read More


CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SRI LANKA REITERATES OPPOSITION TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka remains firmly opposed to same-sex marriage. This stance was reiterated yesterday (26) by the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardin... Read More


ELEVEN MORE SKELETAL REMAINS UNEARTHED AT CHEMMANI MASS GRAVE

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Eleven more skeletal remains were discovered yesterday (26), during excavations at the Chemmani Sitthupattu mass grave in Jaffna, considered the second-largest mass grave found i... Read More


SRI LANKA WELCOMES OVER 1.3 MILLION TOURISTS

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The number of tourists visiting Sri Lanka in 2025 has surpassed the 1.3 million mark. According to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, a total of 1,313,232 foreign tour... Read More


2,000 PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRES TO BE ESTABLISHED

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The government plans to establish 2,000 primary healthcare centres across the island within the next three years, according to Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, the Minister of Health and M... Read More


OVER 1,100 ARRESTED IN ISLAND-WIDE ANTI-DRUG AND CRIME OPERATIONS

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- The Sri Lanka Police, Police Special Task Force, and the Tri-Forces jointly conducted extensive search operations across the island yesterday (26), targeting individuals involved... Read More


PREETHI PADMAN SURASENA SWORN IN AS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Preethi Padman Surasena was sworn in today as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The President's Media Division stated that he took hi... Read More