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CHINA PROVIDES RS 5 BN WORTH OF SCHOOL UNIFORM FABRIC

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The official announcement that the total required quantity of school uniform fabric worth LKR 5,171 million for the year 2025 has been fully provided as a donation by the Governm... Read More


MONSOON CONDITIONS TO INTENSIFY, RAIN AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Department of Meteorology warns that due to active southwest monsoon conditions, rainy weather is expected to intensify, particularly in areas over the western slope of the c... Read More


HAMBANTOTA BIRD PARK OWNER ARRESTED OVER ILLEGAL HIGH-CAPACITY MOTORCYCLES

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The owner of the Hambantota Bird Park has been arrested in connection with the seizure of 21 illegal high-capacity motorcycles. The Police Media Spokesperson stated that the arr... Read More


TEENAGER KIDNAPPED IN KAHATHUDUWA ESCAPES IN RATHNAPURA; INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Several details have emerged regarding the kidnapping of a 15-year-old schoolboy by a group of individuals in a white van in Kahathuduwa. Police report that the abducted student... Read More


BATTICALOA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PROBE INTO CHEMAMANI MASS GRAVE

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Batticaloa Municipal Council today (17) unanimously passed a resolution calling for an international investigation into the mass grave discovered in the Chemmani-Sithupathi a... Read More


BODY UNEARTHED IN WALASMULLA AFTER WIFE'S CONFESSION

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- A body buried in a plot behind a house in Haldola Kanda, Warapitiya, Walasmulla, was exhumed today (17) under orders from the Walasmulla Magistrate's Court. The exhumation follo... Read More


TEENAGER ARRESTED FOR MOTORCYCLE THEFT IN GIRIUULLA

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Giriulla Police have arrested a 16-year-old school student suspected of stealing a motorcycle valued at approximately Rs. 500,000. The motorcycle had been parked in front of a h... Read More


A SUSPECT OF THE GOLD-PLATED FIREARM CASE RELEASED ON BAIL

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The Colombo High Court has granted bail to the suspect remanded over the discovery of a gold-plated firearm found near a woman at the Havelock City Apartment complex. Colombo Hi... Read More


USD 200 MILLION AT RISK: COCONUT INDUSTRY BATTLES US TARIFFS

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- The island's coconut sector is also up in arms about the unfolding saga, that is, the US tariffs. With the current tariff rate set at 30% for all Sri Lankan exports to the US, ... Read More


SUJEEWA SENASINGHE GRANTED BAIL

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- Former State Minister and Member of Parliament Sujeewa Senasinghe has been released on bail today (16), after appearing in court for a case related to the alleged illegal assembl... Read More