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A 44-year-old businessman was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport with 668 grams of Kush narcotics valued at Rs. 6.68 million. He had arrived from Bangkok, and the drugs were discovered concealed in his trousers during a customs inspection.
Five people, including two women, have been arrested during a joint search operation at a housing complex in the Mount Lavinia police area.
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The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 65 people over alleged illegal fishing practices across Sri Lankan waters from 1 to 11 September 2026. Authorities seized banned fishing nets, dinghies, vehicles and other equipment, then transferred the suspects and materials to fisheries offices for legal proceedings.
Dog owners who fail to register their animals could face a Rs. 2,000 fine in addition to the applicable registration fee under a proposed new Bill.
A business in Borella has been fined Rs. 300,000 after pleading guilty to charges related to the sale and displayContinue Reading
The Department of Motor Traffic in Colombo has launched a program to expedite public services by reducing wait times for citizens. Commissioner General Thushara Fernando stated that necessary arrangements will be made to ensure services are provided within a maximum of two and a half hours.
රුපියල් එක් කෝටි පනස් නව ලක්ෂ අනූ දහසක් වටිනා විදේශීය නිෂ්පාදිත දුම්වැටි තොගයක් , නීතිවිරෝධී ලෙස මෙරටට රැගෙන විත් , ඒවා කටුනායක ගුවන් තොටුපොළ පැමිණීමේ පර්යන්තයේ , කිසිවක් ප්‍රකාශ කිරීමට නොමැති " හරිත මාවත '' ( Green Channel )ඔස්සේ පිට කර ගෙන යාමට තැත් කළ ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ගුවන් මගීන් දෙදෙනෙකු 09/12 දින
A decomposed male body tied to a bag was found in a paddy field in the Divulpitiya area. A local resident spotted the body and alerted the Divulpitiya police station. Police recovered the body with the head separated, along with money bundles and a tote bag, and are conducting further investigations.
A 40-year-old resident of Walakumburamulla was arrested in Kandanegedara, Kuliyapitiya, with a foreign-manufactured 12-bore firearm, a live hand grenade, and six live BMG rounds. The arrest was conducted by the Organized Crime Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is carrying out further investigations.
The Philippine Coast Guard says it has recovered 41 bodies from the wreckage of a ferry that caught fire this week, bringing the total death toll to 76. More than 130 people were on board the MV June Aster when the blaze erupted on Wednesday as it neared its destination at the tourist hotspot of […]
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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 13 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The atmospheric conditions are favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the Island today. Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in the North-central, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-western provinces. A few showers […]
Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero was not at his temple in Rajagiriya when prison officials visited the premises yesterday to take steps following the Supreme Court ruling that nullified the presidential pardon granted to him, police sources said. Prison officials who visited the temple on Nawala Road, Rajagiriya, were reportedly informed by those present that […]
The intensification of the El Niño climate phenomenon has caused water sources in the upper Mahaweli basin to dry up, leading to severe water shortages affecting drinking water supplies and agricultural activities for local residents.
A police operation in Gampaha, Agaraichchi District involved a unnoticed van chase where officers pursued the vehicle, resulting in the driver's injury and the discovery of 15 grams of heroin and 9 grams of cocaine inside the van.
එල්-නිනෝ බලෑමෙන් වියැළුණු දිස්ත්‍රික්ක අටක (08ක) වනාන්තර, තෘණ බිම්, පතන් සහ ලඳු කැලෑ ගිනි තැබීම් දිනපතා වාර්තා වන බව වන සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව කියයි. පෙරේදා ( 11දා) වන විට අක්කර එක්දහස් පන්සියයකට ආසන්න ප්‍රමාණයක් ගිනි තබා විනාශ කර තිබෙන බව වාර්තා වී ඇත. පෑවිල්ල උග්‍රව බලපා ඇති මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ගිනි තැබීම් වාර්තාවීම ඉහළ
The Sri Lanka Police will implement a special traffic plan in Colombo on Sunday (13) for the “Colombo Marathon 2026”Continue Reading
The corpse of an unidentified man was found floating in the Kelani River in Jalthara, Hanwella, after local residents alerted the authorities. The Hanwella Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
Sri Lanka's Department of Prisons says discussions are underway to re-employ retired prison officers to address staff shortages. The transfer of inmates to the renovated Old Bogambara Prison is set to begin next week, with about 90% of renovation work completed.
The Sri Lankan Department of Meteorology forecasts showers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, with possible thunderstorms and heavy rain exceeding 50 mm in North, North Central, Uva and Northern provinces after 2:00 PM, and warns of slippery conditions on slopes and roads.
පියාටත් බරපතළ තුවාල ඝාතකයන් පලාගිය ත්‍රිරෝදය පාදුක්කෙන් හමුවෙයි මියගිය දරු දෙදෙනාගේ වයස අවුරුදු 17යි - 11යි අහිංසක දරුවන්ට මේ වගේ අපරාධ කරන්න එපා තුවාල ලැබූ තැනැත්තාගේ සහෝදරයෙක් බඩෝවිට අසංකට සම්බන්ධලු දෙහිවල කවුඩාන පාරේ නිවසක නිදාසිටි අහිංසක දරුවන් දෙදෙනෙකුට ඊයේ (11 දා) අලුයම බෝම්බ ගසා ඝාතනය කර ඔවුන්ගේ පියාට ද බරපතළ තුවාල සිදු
