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  • Vehicles belong to Ingiriya Amaratunges
    Acting IGP C.D. Wickremeratne has directed the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) to launch an investigation into this assault incident in Kalagedihena on July 16.Police Media...
  • Postal workers in 48-hour strike
    Several Postal Trade Unions launched a 48-hour symbolic strike at the Central Mail Exchange (CME) from 4.00 pm yesterday seeking solutions to three main demands. Over 3,000...
  • PM: ‘PSC will reveal truth of Easter terror incidents’
    The truth behind the Easter Sunday bomb attacks will be revealed through the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the incident and the case which has been filed in...
  • Another Zahran accomplice arrested
    The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) with the support of the Navy Intelligence officers arrested another accomplice of suicide bomber Mohommad Zahran from Maharagama...
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  • Stern action against rumour, hate mongers - Minister
    State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene has warned that stern action would be taken against those spreading false information with regard to national security and jeopardising social harmony....
  • State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene greets a foreign delegate at the inauguration of the 15th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) in Colombo yesterday. Picture by Sulochana Gamage
    ‘Maritime security, a challenge as never before’
    Fostering strong partnerships among the maritime community to overcome challenges and threats in the maritime domain is gaining significance as never before, State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene...
  • ‘Maritime security, a challenge as never before’
    Fostering strong partnerships among the maritime community to overcome challenges and threats in the maritime domain is gaining significance as never before, State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene...
  • ‘UNP will field its own candidate’
    The Presidential Candidate of the United National Party will be from the party itself with the unanimous consent of its Working Committee, UNP backbencher Hesha Withanage said.Speaking to media at...
  • UNP Working Committee decides presidential candidate – Kiriella
    The United National Party’s Working Committee will take the final decision on its candidate to contest the next Presidential election, Public Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development...
  • Heat wave hits Eastern Province
    The Natural Hazards Early Warning Center requests the public to stay hydrated and not to leave children unattended in vehicles as the Heat Index (The temperature felt on the human body) is expected...
  • SB makes case for Sinhala majority population
    Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake yesterday stressed the importance of maintaining its Sinhala majority status.He was speaking at a press conference in Colombo. Dissanayake said the government and...
  • Cabinet nod to look into issues on Pettah Multimodal Transport Hub Project
    The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal by Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka to appoint a Committee to finalize several issues related to the Pettah Multimodal...
  • Cabinet sub committee to report on Batti Campus
    A Cabinet subcommittee comprising four ministers will be appointed to report facts to Cabinet on the Batticaloa Campus Private Limited.This decision was taken by the Cabinet when the Parliamentary...
  • President sees link between drugs trade and Easter bombings
    Addressing the concluding event of the National Drug Prevention Week at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday, President Maithripala Sirisena said drug traffickers could be behind the Easter Sunday bomb...
  • Two nabbed for robbing in Akuressa
    Akuressa Police officers in a sudden operation arrested two suspects who were fleeing after robbing Rs. 2.9 million from a financial institution in the area last afternoon.They were arrested with the...
  • Nat. Drug Prevention Week ends
    The ‘National Drug Prevention Week’ implemented island-wide on the direction of President Maithripala Sirisena from June 23, concluded yesterday (30). The main conference of the week-long programme...
  • SriLankan, Mihin Lanka probe report tomorrow
    The Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing malpractices at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka Private Limited, will hand over its final report to President Maithripala...
  • Awards galore for SL inventors at WiC-2019
    Sri Lankan Inventors won three Gold and three Silver awards at the 5th World Invention Innovation Contest (WiC-2019) held in Seoul, Korea from June 15–16.The three Gold awards were bagged by...
  • JVP to hold two day protest march on July 7,8
    A Rajapaksa rule is never the replacement to the present government, which has been unsuccessful during the past four and a half years, JVP leader, MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.Addressing media...