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Law & OrderKapila SomaratnePanadura group corr.Tags: Print EditionMoratuwa Police busted a well-organised heroin racket that has been operated for a long time in Moratuwa, Wellawatte, Piliyandala and Panadura by a group of drug…

PoliticalVavuniya Special Corr.Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa addressing the media.Tags: Print EditionThe Government will not take the country to a military rule, United People’s Alliance and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Transport Ministry has decided to extend the validity period of expired driving licenses.   Accordingly an extraordinary gazette notification has been issued stating that the validity period of all driving…

WorldTaliban fightersTags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: The Taliban will officially recruit suicide bombers to become part of the army as the militant group tries to contain its biggest security threat from rival Islamic State since…

LocalTags: Print EditionA Cannabis cultivation in the Kumana reserve was raided by the STF based on Sri Lanka Air Force intelligence information.The seized cannabis plants were airlifted for the first time in history by the SLAF. The…

LocalSubashini Senanayake and Anura PremalalTags: MyanmarRiceSri LankaThe Government has decided to import 100,000 MT of rice from Myanmar in order to maintain a buffer stock.    The rice stock will be imported from Myanmar based on…

WorldTags: Print EditionUK: Health officials in Britain said Thursday they had identified a rare case of avian flu in a person, as the country battles its largest-ever outbreak of the virus among birds. Transmission of avian flu from…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe administration of the Pfizer COVID vaccine for students between 12 and 15 years began at several schools countrywide from yesterday. Students of St.Anthony’s Balika Vidyalaya in Kotahena received their jab…

SportsTags: Print EditionJonny Bairstow scored a gutsy century as England's batters finally showed some fight against Australia on day three of the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney. Bairstow's well-crafted, unbeaten 103 and his 128-run…

WorldChina's Shenzhou 11 spaceshift on board a Long March-2F carrier rocket takes off.Tags: Print EditionCHINA: China will complete building the country’s space station in 2022 and has planned more than 40 launches for the year…