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'ICE' ARRESTS SURGE AS DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES RISE 41% in 2024

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- A new police report reveals a dramatic rise in drug-related arrests and seizures across the country in 2024. According to the data, more than 228,000 individuals were arrested ... Read More


TEACHERS END HUNGER STRIKE AFTER TALKS WITH PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIATE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The 'Guru Daruwo Ekamuthuwa' (Teachers' Children Union) has called off its hunger strike at the Ministry of Education in Isurupaya after reaching an understanding with officials... Read More


TOURIST ARRIVALS EXCEED 1.6 MILLION

Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTB) said 75,358 tourists has arrived in the country during the first 14 days of September. According to SLTB's statistics a total of ... Read More


SLMC LEADER CRITICISES GOVERNMENT'S STATEMENT ON QATAR

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, Rauff Hakeem, has strongly criticised the government's official response to a recent Israeli air strike on Qatar. In a statement, M... Read More


COORDINATED OPERATION NETS SUSPECT WITH ILLEGAL FOREIGN LIQUOR IN MODARA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The Sri Lanka Navy, together with the Sri Jayewardenepura Police Special Task Force, carried out a coordinated operation in Modara on 13 Sep 2025, leading to the arrest of a sus... Read More


RAMBUKWELLA CASE POSTPONED TO OCTOBER

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The Colombo High Court has postponed the case against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and five of his family members until October 1. They are facing charges of illegally ... Read More


SLMC LEADER CRITICISES GOVERNMENT'S STATEMENT ON ISRAEL'S ATTACK ON QATAR

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader, MP Rauff Hakeem, has strongly criticized the government's recent statement regarding Israel's attack on Qatar. According to Hakeem, the... Read More


ALLEGED ICE CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT DISCOVERED IN HAMBANTOTA.

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The Kalutara Crime Division has seized a car and a large quantity of allged chemicals and equipment from a resort in Hambantota, suspected of being used to produce the drug "ICE... Read More


PRIVATE BUS OWNERS WARN OF STRIKE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) has accused the government of taking "continuous revenge" against private bus operators and is threatening an island-wide strik... Read More


FEMALE RESTROOM IN BADULLA BUS STAND SHUT DOWN DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT

Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- A recently opened women's rest area near the main bus stand in Badulla, the capital of Uva Province, has been shut down, allegedly due to a lack of support from the Badulla Muni... Read More