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The Chemmani mass grave — designated a crime scene by the court — has been identified as the second largestContinue Reading The post Chemmani becomes Sri Lanka’s second largest mass grave appeared first on Newswire.

The US Embassy in Sri Lanka says the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) visited the Port ofContinue Reading The post US combat ship USS Tulsa visits Colombo Port appeared first on Newswire.

A delegation from the U.S. Congress House Democracy Partnership (HDP) called on Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’sContinue Reading The post Delegation of the US Congress HDP calls on PM Harini appeared first on…

Police tracked down two robbery suspects by reviewing footage from nearly 500 CCTV cameras across Colombo and surrounding areas, followingContinue Reading The post Police sift through 500 CCTV cameras to nab Wellawatte robbery suspects…

A young elephant calf has been reported dead in a tragic accident near the Hiriwadunna reservoir on the Dambulla–Habarana roadContinue Reading The post Elephant calf killed in a road accident appeared first on Newswire.

The Ministry of Transport and Highways says Cabinet approval has been granted for awarding the construction contract for the KadawathaContinue Reading The post Central Expressway : Cabinet nod for construction contract appeared first on…

The two inbound lanes to Colombo from the Devi Balika Vidyalaya roundabout to the D.S. Senanayake Junction in Borella haveContinue Reading The post Borella sunken road : Police notice to motorists appeared first on Newswire.

Researchers at the University of Moratuwa have developed the country’s first large-scale Sinhala-only large language model (LLM), a breakthrough inContinue Reading The post SinLlama: Sri Lanka launches largest Sinhala LLM with 10 million…

A 55-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his residence in the Alubogahawatte area of Wanduramulla, Panadura, policeContinue Reading The post 55 year old shot dead in Panadura appeared first on Newswire.

Jakarta police, together with a special team from Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department, have arrested six underworld figures including severalContinue Reading The post Six of Sri Lanka’s most wanted underworld figures arrested in…