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President Calls on World Leaders to Commit to Building a Safer World for Future Generations

Addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged world leaders to wholeheartedly commit themselves...

Tragedy at Na Uyana Forest Monastery: Seven Monks Killed in Cable Car Accident

A tragic accident occurred last night (24) at the Na Uyana Forest Monastery in Pansiyagama, Malsiripura, when a cable car transporting monks broke down...

Electricity Workers’ Trade Union Action Intensifies

The Ceylon Electricity Board Technicians’ Union announced that the ongoing trade union action of working strictly to rule will continue as planned until midnight...

Court Orders Detention and Interrogation of Lorry Owner in Tangalle Drug Haul

The Mount Lavinia Magistrate, Pasan Amarasekara, has ordered police to detain and interrogate the owner of a lorry seized with heroin and crystal methamphetamine...

Former Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando Granted Bail

Former Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been released on...

Two Sons of Deceased Suspect Arrested in Tangalle Drug Bust

Police say they have arrested the two sons of the man who died after being hospitalized from a house in Seenimodara, Tangalle, where three...

Express Feeders Rejects $1 Billion Compensation Order Over X-Press Pearl Disaster

Express Feeders, the shipping company linked to the X-Press Pearl vessel, has rejected a Supreme Court order requiring the payment of USD 1 billion...

Veteran Actor Nalin Pradeep Udawela Passes Away

Veteran Sri Lankan actor Nalin Pradeep Udawela passed away this morning (23) while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Apeksha Hospital...

Immigration and Emigration Controller Harsha Ilukpitiya Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

The Supreme Court has sentenced Immigration and Emigration Controller Harsha Ilukpitiya to two years’ imprisonment. He was found guilty of contempt of court, following charges...

Ceylon Electricity Board Employees’ Leave Cancelled Until Further Notice

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that all employee leave has been cancelled with immediate effect until further notice. The directive was issued...

Employees Begin Transition to Four New State-Owned Companies Established Under Amended Electricity Act

The Ministry of Power and Energy announced that the process of assigning employees to four newly established, fully state-owned companies under the Sri Lanka...

10kg of Suspected Crystal Meth Recovered from Tangalle House; 200kg of Drugs Seized from Lorry

Police have discovered over 10 kilograms of suspected crystal methamphetamine (“Ice”) inside a house in the Seenimodara area of Tangalle. Earlier this morning (22), two...

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