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Indian national arrested at BIA with heroin haul

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Around Rs. 34.7 million worth of heroin was seized at the Bandaranaike International Airport. That was when officials from the Customs Narcotics Bureau arrested a 32-year-old In... Read More


Rain and strong winds expected in several provinces

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts intermittent rain in the Northern, North Central, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, and North Western Provinces, as well as in the Galle and... Read More


Joint Opposition to launch national rally campaign

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- A coalition of political parties, including the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), United National Party (UNP), and the National Freedom Front (N... Read More


Waterborne diseases to surge as heavy rains hit

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Health officials are expressing serious concern over a potential spike in waterborne and mosquito-transmitted diseases following the recent period of intense rainfall across the ... Read More


Weligama PS Chairman murder suspects transferred to FCID

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- The primary suspect in the murder of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara has been transferred to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division for further qu... Read More


Sri Lankan athletes at second place at South Asian Athletics Championship 2025

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Sri Lanka finished second at the South Asian Athletics Championship 2025, winning a total of 40 medals: 16 gold, 14 silver, and 10 bronze. Sri Lanka's Fathima Shafiya Yamick pro... Read More


Jaffna recognised as one of Lonely Planet's top destinations

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Jaffna has secured a spot on the prestigious Lonely Planet list of the 25 Best Destinations to visit in 2026. Featured in the travel publisher's "Best in Travel 2026" edition, r... Read More


Bronze medalist Kaya Daluwatta returns to the island

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Sri Lankan golfer Kaya Daluwatte, who represented the country at the 3rd Asian Youth Games held in Bahrain, won the bronze medal after finishing third in the Girls' Individual Go... Read More


Airport staff caught smuggling foreign cigarettes

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Two employees of a catering company were arrested this morning (27) by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau for attempting to smuggle out a consignment of foreign-manu... Read More


One killed, two critically injured in Central Expressway crash

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a road incident that occurred around 4:30 AM today (27) on the Central Expressway, when a car travelling from Kurun... Read More