Sri Lanka Police seek regulatory action against Private TV network
Sri Lanka Police says a letter has been sent to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) requesting necessary action against the Hiru Media Network for continuously broadcasting unverified and misleading news reports. Speaking to Newswire, Police Media Spokesman, ASP F.U. Wootler,…
UNESCO mobilizes emergency assistance for Sri Lanka
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Manisha Gunasekera, met with the Director-General of UNESCO, Khaled El-Enany, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris recently (19 Dec) for a discussion on UNESCO’s emergency assistance and medium- to…
CPC delegation visits Galle Fort
Member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of the CPC Committee of Xizang Autonomous Region, Wang Junzheng, engaged in an observation tour of the Galle Fort today. The visiting Chinese delegation led…
PM visits Cyclone-hit school in Badulla, reviews recovery plans
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya visited the Meegahakiula National School in the Badulla District today (24 Dec) to inspect schools affected by disasters. In a statement, Plantations and Community Infrastructure Minister Samantha Vidyarathna said that, during the visit, discussions were held…
MP Ramanathan Archchuna arrested
Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna has been arrested after surrendering to the Fort Police Station today. His arrest comes after the Colombo Magistrate’s Court issued a warrant against him due to his failure to appear in court. MP Archchuna had…
Rs. 2B worth of ‘ICE’ and heroin found in seized multi‑day vessel
A boat seized by the Navy and brought to the Dikowita Fisheries Harbour yesterday contained nearly 160 kilograms of ‘ICE’ narcotics valued at over Rs. 2 billion, Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) said. Addressing the media,…
India successfully launches LVM3-M6 rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) on Wednesday (24 Dec) successfully placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite in low earth orbit. At 8.55 a.m., the LVM3 lifted off from the second launch pad of the Satish…
Over 106 000 hectares of paddy damaged due to cyclone : FAO
Cyclone Ditwah has caused extensive damage to Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector, with over 106,000 hectares of paddy — about 20 percent of the Maha season sowings — either partially or completely destroyed, according to the FAO’s Global Information and Early…
Drug lord ‘Kudu Roshan’ arrested by CID
A large‑scale drug trafficker and organized criminal known as ‘Kudu Roshan’ has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). It is reported that he was taken into custody by the CID in the Maligawatta area. At the time of…
Air Force Commander inspects Colombo Central Bus Stand renovations
The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, together with the Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera on Tuesday (23 Dec) visited the Colombo Central Bus Stand, Pettah, to inspect the ongoing renovation works. This project…