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The Sri Lanka Navy brought ashore an injured fisherman from deep sea waters south of Sri Lanka and rushed himContinue Reading The post Navy rescues injured fisherman from deep sea off southern coast appeared first on Newswire.

Shammi Silva is expected to resign as President of Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday, bringing an end to his seven-yearContinue Reading The post Shammi Silva to resign on Wednesday, ending 7-year stint? Lankadeepa reports appeared first on…

A mother and her partner have been arrested by Dharmapuram Police for allegedly selling a two-year-old girl for Rs. 40,000,Continue Reading The post Mother, partner arrested for allegedly selling 2-year-old girl for Rs. 40,000 appeared…

The Galle Additional Magistrate’s Court has imposed fines on two traders who pleaded guilty to selling rice above the stipulatedContinue Reading The post Galle traders fined Rs. 200,000 for selling rice above MRP appeared first on Newswire.

Nearly 302 kilos of narcotics seized in raids by the Police Narcotics Bureau are scheduled to be destroyed today, followingContinue Reading The post 302kg of narcotics to be destroyed in Puttalam appeared first on Newswire.

A strong earthquake rattled Hokkaido early Monday, the U.S. and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series ofContinue Reading The post Magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Japan’s Hokkaido appeared first on Newswire.

A 60‑year‑old resident of Gampaha, identified as a leading fraudster linked to multiple foreign employment scams, has been arrested byContinue Reading The post Suspect wanted over foreign employment racket arrested in Yakkala appeared first…

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Pakistan on Sunday, a day after leaving the country, as US President DonaldContinue Reading The post Iranian foreign minister heads to Russia for meeting with Putin after second Pakistan…

Oil prices climbed on Monday after plans for a second round of peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran unravelledContinue Reading The post Brent oil tops $106 per barrel after Iran peace talks stall appeared first on Newswire.

Member of Parliament Archchuna Ramanathan has been arrested in connection with an incident in Periyavilaan, Jaffna, where he allegedly threatenedContinue Reading The post Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan arrested over firearm threat appeared…