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CID recovers more firearm based on information from alleged underworld figure 'Kehel Baddara Padme'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered a Micro-type firearm and a magazine based on information received during the interrogation of Mandinu Padmasiri Perera, a... Read More


Colombo-Katunayake seaplane flights restart to boost tourism

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Seaplane flights between Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport and Colombo have been officially relaunched today (3), using the Beira Lake as a water aerodrome. The relau... Read More


Hatton liquor outlets closed for World Temperance Day

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Liquor outlets across Hatton and all estate sector towns were observed to be closed today (3) in observance of World Temperance Day. A senior police official stated that officers... Read More


Hatton school concerned as foxes roam playground

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Students and staff at Hatton Highlands Primary School are reportedly in fear due to a pack of foxes constantly roaming near the school's playground. The school operates under the... Read More


One dead, five injured as van crashes into tree on Wellawaya-Thanamalwila road

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- One person was killed and five others were injured after a van veered off the road and crashed into a tree on the Wellawaya-Thanamalwila Road near the 288-kilometre post in Kithul... Read More


68 police officers suspended for drug-related charges since January

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, has announced that 68 police officers have been interdicted since January on charges related to narcoti... Read More


Special train halts for Bandirippuwa feast in Lunuwila

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Railway Department has announced that special train halts will be implemented at the platform in front of the Holy Rosary Church, Bandirippuwa, Lunuwila, for the convenience o... Read More


Alleged crime figure 'Tinker' detained for 24-hour questioning

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The court has granted the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) permission to detain and question the alleged crime figure, Sridharan Neranjan, alias "Tinker," for 24 hours. This authori... Read More


Mushroom killer to appeal guilty verdict, lawyer says

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Australia's mushroom murderer Erin Patterson intends to appeal against her conviction, her lawyer has told a court in Melbourne. Earlier last month, Patterson was sentenced to li... Read More


Shah Rukh Khan now a billionaire, beats Taylor Swift as world's richest entertainer

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has officially joined the billionaire's club! According to the Hurun India Rich List 2025, released on October 1, the Badshah of Bollywood, no... Read More