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Suspect detained for questioning after weapons haul found at Kirindiwela cinema

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- A 38-year-old suspect arrested after firearms, hand grenades and live ammunition were discovered at a cinema in the Kirindiwela-Hanwella Road area is being detained for questioni... Read More


Body of 70-year-old father of three recovered from Wellawatte beach

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The body of a 70-year-old father of three, who reportedly jumped into the sea in Dehiwala in an apparent suicide, was recovered from the Wellawatte coastline near the Boswell are... Read More


Shiranthi Rajapaksa transferred to Nawaloka Hospital for further treatment

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who was granted bail while receiving inpatient treatment at the Colombo National Hospital, was transferred to Nawaloka Private Hospital for... Read More


Environment Ministry calls for police probe into Kavantissa's death

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The Ministry of Environment has written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), requesting an urgent and comprehensive investigation into the death of Kavantissa, the tusker th... Read More


Poor maintenance and administrative issues threaten Peliyagoda Central Fish Market with closure

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Traders at the Peliyagoda Central Fish Market say the facility, originally established with international-standard amenities, has deteriorated into a severely unhygienic conditio... Read More


Special military team deployed to locate and protect Agbo

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- A special military team has been dispatched to search for Agbo, the tusker, following a meeting between the Environment Minister and the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence aime... Read More


Ven. Kappetiyagoda Sirivimala Thera passes away

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Deputy Chief Prelate of the Ramanna Sect and Chief Incumbent of the Getambe Rajopavanaramaya in Kandy, Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Sirivimala Thera passed away. The Most Venera... Read More


Kavantissa's death sparks calls for independent probe into shooting

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- The death of Kavantissa, one of Sri Lanka's best-known wild tuskers, has renewed calls for an independent investigation into the shooting that injured the elephant and questions ... Read More


TVK Party official arrested in India over alleged drug smuggling plan to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- Indian intelligence authorities have arrested four people, including a senior member of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the party led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, o... Read More


Rosamund Pike highlights vital mine clearance work in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- Oscar-nominated British actress and Mines Advisory Group Global Ambassador Rosamund Pike highlighted the critical importance of humanitarian mine clearance in Sri Lanka, sharing ... Read More