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The road leading to Kandy from Mahiyanganaya, was closed yesterday evening due to a landslide. The Police said that the landslide had occurred in the Tampitiya area in Ududumbara. The Police also s ....

The Navy, with Criminal Investigation Department (CID) assistance, foiled a major human smuggling operation at mid-night last Friday. Navy and CID officials arrested 22 persons attempting to flee t ....

Six foreigners who were on tourist visa were taken into custody while engaged in sales in Sri Lanka illegally, on information received. These tourists included four men and two women. While five of ....

People passing Hettiyawatte junction, opposite the Colombo Port, literally hold their noses on account of a nauseating odour emanating from the pumping station nearby. Motorists and bus commuters c ....

United Arab Emirates Foreign Trade Minister Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, will arrive in Colombo on November 23 on a three-day official visit amidst renewed bilateral trade efforts b ....

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry said the 19 fishermen who were in Indian custody have been released and will return to Sri Lanka shortly. Another five fishermen also in Indian cus ....

Kohuwala Police unearthed a series of criminal activities committed by two suspects while they were being questioned after being arrested for possessing heroin. The suspects had allegedly broken in ....

Cuba always stood by Sri Lanka whenever the island faced a threat from imperialist Western powers, said Engineering Services, Construction, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa. T ....

Inspector General of Police N.K. Ilangakoon handed over a report on the attack on the Uthayan News Editor G. Kuganathan to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Director General of the President’s Media Divisi ....

External Affairs Deputy Minister Neomal Perera during his two-day official visit to the Maldives from July 30 to August 2, held bilateral discussions with the Maldivian Government, reviewing the exist ....

Last month had shown the highest number of dengue cases in the island since the beginning of this year Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit statistics revealed. The number of dengue cases recorded in ....

The public should destroydengue mosquito breeding sites to prevent dengue from spreading, a Health Ministry spokesman said. Meanwhile, the Epidemiology Unit said 13,887 dengue cases and over 100 dengu ....

The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Department with the assistance of the Resettlement Ministry has taken steps to help 80 fisher families to improve their living standards, Jaffna district Director S ....

Six suspects involved in the robbery of yarn valued at Rs 790,000 from a garment factory in the Biyagama Free Trade Zone were arrested by Biyagama police. Police also recovered Rs 600,000 worth of yar ....

The Ginigathena North Rural Development Society in collaboration with the Coconut Development Board will distribute 2,600 coconut saplings among the residents of the Ginigathena area at Abhinawarama t ....