58-year-old passenger arrested with foreign cigarettes at BIA
A 58-year-old man has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a stock of foreign ...
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February tourist arrivals surpass 150,000
A total of 159,339 tourists have arrived in the country in the first 15 days of February, data from the ...
GMOA to withdraw from health data reporting from Feb. 18
February 16, 2026 12:50 ...
T20 World Cup: India thrash Pakistan by 61 runs at RPS
India continued their recent on-field dominance over Pakistan by winning their highly anticipated meeting in Colombo by 61 runs to ...
BASL members decide not to appear for court cases tomorrow
Members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) have decided not to appear before courts island-wide on behalf of ...
One dead, four injured in shooting in Colombo
Another shooting incident has been reported in the Jinthupitiya area of Colombo. Police reported that an unidentified gunman opened fire ...
Ten police teams deployed to probe Akuregoda shooting of lawyer and wife
Ten police teams, including personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Special Task Force (STF), have been deployed ...
Govt. plans to introduce Lanka Metro Transit bus service President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Sri Lanka’s entire transport system must undergo a rapid transformation to create a more ...
24 deaths by drowning so far this year Police
A total of 24 individuals have died due to drowning incidents so far this year, police stated. Accordingly, a special ...
Standing up for Buddhism and Maha Sangha is not racism Namal
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa stated that standing up for Buddhism, the ...
