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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...

Former State Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa Further Remanded Until September 30

Former State Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over a corruption-related charge and is...

Two Bodies Found in a House in Tangalle’s Seenimodara Area

Two bodies of men who had died under suspicious circumstances were discovered inside a house under renovation in the Seenimodara area of Tangalle. Police stated...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Undertake Official Visit to Japan on September 27

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake an official visit to Japan from September 27 to 30, following an invitation extended by the Government of...

Firearms and Ammunition Allegedly Buried by Sampath Manamperi Recovered

Several firearms and rounds of ammunition, suspected to have been buried by Sampath Manamperi, were recovered from behind a house in the Mideniya area. The...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Departs for the United States Today

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to depart for the United States today (22) to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General...

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