Know your area Police representative to report drug activity
Police today (03) introduced several new telephone hotlines for the public to directly provide information on narcotics activities across the island. The move enables people to report details on heroin, crystal methamphetamine (ice), cocaine, cannabis, and other illicit substances through…
Sri Lanka issues final assignment notice for 5G spectrum auction
Sri Lanka has formally issued the Final Assignment Notice (NoA) for the upcoming 2025 5G spectrum auction, marking a key step toward expanding the country’s digital infrastructure. The announcement was made during a special media briefing at the Information…
Sri Lanka issues final assignment notice for 5G spectrum auction
Sri Lanka has formally issued the Final Assignment Notice (NoA) for the upcoming 2025 5G spectrum auction, marking a key step toward expanding the country’s digital infrastructure. The announcement was made during a special media briefing at the Information and…
COPF reviews funding plan for Central Expressway section
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance reviewed expected loan funding for the Kadawatha–Meerigama section of the Central Expressway at its Sept. 30 meeting, chaired by Dr. Harsha de Silva. Officials from the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation…
Apple pulls ICE tracking apps after Trump admin request
Tech company Apple removed ICEBlock — the most popular app to track the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency — and similar apps from its App Store, it said on Thursday after it was contacted by US President Donald Trump’s…
Wimal’s NFF stages protest against school corporal punishment ban
The National Freedom Front (NFF) staged a protest outside the Education Ministry in Battaramulla on Friday opposing the proposed amendment to the Penal Code that seeks to ban corporal punishment of children. The demonstrators, including teachers, parents, and union representatives,…
LPL : Dambulla Thunders owner to face trial on fixing charges
The owner of the Dambulla Thunders franchise in the Lanka Premier League, Tamim Rahman, will face corruption charges in Sri Lanka’s High Court, officials said Friday. The Police Unit for the Prevention of Sports-Related Corruption told Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga…
President meets Malwathu, Asgiri Mahanayake Theras
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited Kandy this afternoon (03) and met with the Mahanayakes of the Malwatta and Asgiri Chapters. The President held brief discussions with the Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thero of the Malwatta Chapter and the…
Akshay Kumar urges ‘cyber period’ in schools after daughter’s online gaming incident
Actor Akshay Kumar has called for schools in Maharashtra to introduce a weekly “cyber period” to educate children about online safety after sharing a personal incident involving his daughter. Speaking at an event, Kumar recounted that his daughter was playing…
Severe lightning warning issued for 9 districts
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