How to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate: Police issue guidelines
Sri Lanka Police on Sunday issued a public advisory clarifying the official procedures for obtaining Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) following a high number of inquiries from both local and overseas applicants. The Police Media Division said that while the process…
39-45 : Heat Alert issued to 10 districts
Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Vavuniya and Mannar districts The post 39-45 : Heat Alert issued to 10 districts appeared…
Chinese FM warns world cannot return to “law of the jungle”
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said the joint U.S.–Israeli military offensive against Iran should “never have happened,” calling for an immediate end to hostilities and a return to diplomacy. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Wang warned that…
“That was done by Iran”: Trump blames Iran for girls’ school bombing
US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of carrying out the bombing of a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran. Responding to a reporter’s question on whether the United States had bombed the school on the first day of the…
De Kock criticises ICC over unfair treatment
South African cricketers Quinton de Kock and David Miller have criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) over travel arrangements following their exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, claiming England were allowed to leave earlier while South Africa and…
Five killed in separate road accidents around the country
A 44-year-old man was killed in an accident near the Kudagahapitiya junction in Wattala. The accident occurred when a motorcycle collided with a bicycle. Police said the cyclist had already died by the time he was admitted to the Ragama…
103kg heroin found aboard fishing trawler brought to Dikkowita
Police Narcotics Bureau says 92 parcels of heroin weighing 103.28 kilograms were found aboard a multi-day fishing trawler brought to the Dikkowita Fishery Harbour following a search operation. The Sri Lanka Navy said the narcotics were discovered during an inspection…
Tower fire reported in Kuwait amid drone interceptions
Civilian facilities in Kuwait damaged after debris from intercepted drones fell during air defence operations, the Kuwait army says. Footage circulating online shows a large fire engulfing a tower in Kuwait as missile and drone attacks are reported across the…
Explosion reported outside US embassy in Norway
Police in Norway have cordoned off the area around the United States Embassy in Oslo after an explosion was reported near the premises early Sunday. Norwegian police said “large resources” were deployed to the area at around 01:00 local time…
Several shops destroyed in Maharagama fire
Several shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out in a row of stores in Maharagama town this morning. Four fire engines from the Kotte Fire Brigade were deployed to the scene and the blaze has now been brought…