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Police fire at van for disobeying order in Ratmalana, driver hospitalised after arrest

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Police fired at a van that failed to stop on police orders in the Belekkade Junction area of Ratmalana yesterday (25). The driver of the van was arrested while attempting to aba... Read More


Suspected gunman in Weligama PS Chairman murder arrested

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- A person suspected of being the shooter in the murder of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) in Nawinna, Maharagama. Further... Read More


MP Radhakrishnan warns of security risks for opposition

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Deputy Leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance, Leader of the Up-Country People's Front, and Nuwara Eliya District Member of Parliament V. Radhakrishnan stated that no oppositio... Read More


Suspect remanded over alleged assault attempt at Maskeliya hospital

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- A suspect who allegedly attempted to assault a member of the junior staff at the Maskeliya Divisional Hospital has been placed in remand custody. He was arrested yesterday (25) ... Read More


Navy rescues crew of distressed MV INTEGRITY STAR

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Sri Lanka Navy reports that it has successfully and safely rescued the crew of the Merchant Vessel (MV) INTEGRITY STAR, which was in distress and facing a life-threatening si... Read More


Thai Ambassador dismisses rumours of repatriating 'Thai Raja' and 'Kandula'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Thai Ambassador to Sri Lanka has informed the Chief Prelate of the Malwatta Chapter, Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera that no official state attenti... Read More


Kiri Vehera Chief Incumbent requests reinstatement of police and STF security

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- Chief Incumbent of the Kiri Vehera Rajamaha Viharaya, Venerable Kobbawaka Damminda Thera, has sent a letter to the Minister of Public Security informing him that the Police Speci... Read More


Warning issued over risk of tornadoes increasing in Kurunegala district

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- The Deputy Director of the Disaster Management Department for the Kurunegala District, Viraj Dissanayake, warns that there is an increasing risk of tornado conditions affecting t... Read More


Thai elephant in Kandy is healthy, Chief Veterinarian denies poor health reports

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- The chief veterinarian at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy has denied reports that a Thai elephant under his care is unwell, following Bangkok's announcement that it... Read More


Storehouse with insect-damaged grain sealed

Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have raided and sealed a warehouse in the Hiripitiya area of Kurunegala that was storing nearly 42 metric tons of insect-damaged grain. PHIs repo... Read More