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Ruhuna University bans agriculture students after clash

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The administration of Ruhuna University has temporarily prohibited 2nd and 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Agriculture from entering the faculty premises and ordered them to ... Read More


Two bank accounts suspected to hold Rs. 10 billion from drug trafficking uncovered

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The newly established Division for Investigation of Criminal Assets (DICA) has uncovered two bank accounts suspected to contain Rs. 10 billion, believed to have been amassed thro... Read More


Six students injured in clash at Ruhuna University

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- A clash between two groups of students at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ruhuna University, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya, resulted in six students being injured and hospitalized. It is ... Read More


Lanka Transformers Limited summoned before COPE committee

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Lanka Transformers Limited has been summoned before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on Friday, the 24. Lanka Transformers Limited has been called before... Read More


Casino tax hike and entrance fee increase tabled in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya today (21) presented a new gazette to Parliament, formalising an increase in the levy charged from casino owners. This move, which implements a... Read More


Concerns raised over increase in panic attacks among girls and young women

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Health professionals are sounding the alarm over a noticeable rise in panic attack incidents affecting young women and schoolgirls across the nation. The Government Medical Offi... Read More


Suspended police constable remanded for possessing 'ICE'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Kasun Dayarathna yesterday (19) ordered the remand of a former Police Constable, who was arrested by Keselwatte Police for possessing nearly 12 gram... Read More


Man held in Colombo with Kush cannabis

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- A man has been taken into custody in Grandpass, Colombo after police found him with a significant quantity of illegal drugs. The individual was arrested while in possession of 9... Read More


Increased rainfall expected across the island after Tuesday

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Sri Lanka is forecast to experience heavier rainfall after Tuesday (21) as a result of an atmospheric disturbance forming over the Bay of Bengal. The Department of Meteorology's... Read More


Disruption as several Monday morning trains cancelled

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Sri Lanka Railways has confirmed the cancellation of multiple upcountry train services scheduled for this morning (20) , after a train derailed close to Ihala Kotte railway stati... Read More