Repairs to Galle Fort
Repairs are underway to the Galle Fort World Heritage Site in line with UNESCO recommendations. Here workers engaged in the renovation work. (Picture by Sulochana Gamage)
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Two hacked in drug smuggling warfare
Two youths sustained injuries after a drug smuggler hacked off their arms with a sharp object in Walgama in Bandaragama yesterday, police said.
One boy had both his arms hacked off while the other had one arm hacked. The injured…
Gas still lower here than most SA countries
Despite the increase in LP Gas prices in the world market, Sri Lanka is one of the four countries in South Asia that sells gas at the lowest prices.
At the moment the price of a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder in the Maldives is…
TNA begins protests with fishermen, farmers
The first in a series of protests by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the North and the East demanding relief for fishermen and farmers began from the Kallapadu beach in Mullaitivu yesterday.
TNA MPs M.A Sumanthiran,…
Ammunition found in Mullaitivu well
The Police Special Task Force (STF) recovered 1,529 rounds of ammunition and several other military items from an abandoned well in the Theerthakarai area in Mullaitivu on Saturday.
On a tip off received by the STF Mullaitivu,…
10 million in Sri Lanka administered both doses of Sinopharm vaccine
More than 10 million people in Sri Lanka have received both the doses of Sinopharm vaccine as of 15 October.
Indian Army Chief pays courtesy call on Navy Commander
The Chief of the Army Staff of India, General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters today.…
Insurance Scheme for workers engaged in sand mining in Mahaweli River
The Ministry of Environment Thursday (14) decided to launch a insurance program under GSMB Technical Services to provide relief to workers engaged in sand mining in the Mahaweli River.
Accordingly, in the event of the death of a…
Three arrested for forging driving licences
Three suspects have been arrested in a raid carried out by the Wewelwatta Police in the Batewela area in the Wewelwatta Police Division yesterday for forging driving licenses.
The suspects were arrested while in possession of two…
Teams deployed to investigate construction near Muthurajawela Sanctuary
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and the Wildlife Ministry will deploy their investigation teams to investigate some construction work near the Muthurajawela Sanctuary, the Environment Ministry said in a press release.…