Navy busts pigeon smuggling attempt in Kachchativu waters
The Sri Lanka Navy arrested three suspects along with a dinghy and 237 pigeons during a search operation in the Kachchativu sea area in Jaffna yesterday (14 Jan), thwarting an attempted smuggling racket. Naval personnel from the Kachchativu Detachment under…
Beruwala fuel station caught hiding 6,400L of petrol
A fuel station in Beruwala was raided last night (14 Jan) by officers of the Kalutara District Consumer Affairs Authority and found to have concealed nearly 6,400 litres of 92 Octane petrol, despite claiming it was unavailable to customers. The…
Colombo Port completes complex heavy-lift cargo operation
The Port of Colombo has successfully managed a complex heavy-lift operation, berthing MV Rudolf on Tuesday (13 Jan) to handle an ultra-heavy project cargo shipment for the Melwa Cement Ball Mill Project. According to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA),…
Academics back education reforms, condemn attacks on PM
A group of academics, professionals, and social activists have issued a joint statement strongly supporting the government’s ongoing education reforms while condemning the attacks directed at Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya by certain opposition groups and…
UN report reveals systemic sexual violence in Sri Lanka : HRW
A new United Nations report about sexual violence related to Sri Lanka’s civil war is another step forward in the struggle for accountability for crimes under international law that were committed in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Issuing…
FAO launches $16.5m appeal for Sri Lanka’s cyclone-hit agrifood sector
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome has issued an appeal calling for international assistance of USD 16.5 million to support the early recovery of livelihoods and food security for farming, livestock-keeping and fishing…
PHOTOS: Sri Lankan Tamil Community Celebrates Thai Pongal
Sri Lankan Tamil community gather to celebrate Thai Pongal, the traditional harvest festival, with offerings and prayers. The post PHOTOS: Sri Lankan Tamil Community Celebrates Thai Pongal appeared first on Newswire.
Three traders fined for selling rice above MRP in Gampaha
The Welisara Magistrate’s Court yesterday (14 Jan) imposed fines totalling Rs. 300,000 on three traders in the Gampaha District after they admitted guilt in cases filed by the Consumer Affairs Authority for selling rice above the maximum retail price. According…
Central Expressway: deputy minister updates completion timelines
Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena has provided an update on the completion timelines of the ongoing developments of the Central Expressway. Speaking to reporters in Kandy on Wednesday (14), the Deputy Minister said that construction of the…
Musk’s X to block Grok AI from creating sexualized images of real people
Elon Musk’s xAI has announced it will block the ability of its Grok AI tool to alter images of real people to put them in “revealing clothing such as bikinis”, amid a global backlash over the tool being used to…