Two suspects remanded over illegal motorcycles and cannabis plants seized at Hambantota Bird Park

The two suspects who were arrested yesterday (13) for storing illegally imported high-capacity motorcycles valued at Rs. 250 million at the Bird Park warehouse in Hambantota, have been remanded until July 25 by the Hambantota Magistrate’s Court.

An overseas travel ban has also been imposed on the owner of the warehouse.

On July 12, police officers...

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Two killed in bus-motorcycle collision

Two people have died in a road accident involving a private bus and a motorcycle that occurred today (July 13) on the Mirigama–Pasyala main road in the Mallahawa area.

The accident occurred when a private bus traveling towards Pasyala collided with a motorcycle arriving from the opposite direction.

Both the motorcycle rider and the pillion rider...

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Piumi Hansamali s son granted bail

The son of actress Piumi Hansamali has been granted bail after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court (No. 07) today (13).

Accordingly, he was ordered to be released on a surety bail of Rs. 500,000.

Hansamali’s son was arrested earlier today by the Welikada Police in connection with the assault on an individual in Kalapaluwawa, R...

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Piumi Hansamali s son arrested over assault incident in Rajagiriya

The son of actress Piumi Hansamali has been arrested by the Welikada Police in connection with an assault on an individual in Kalapaluwawa, Rajagiriya.

He was taken into custody over an alleged assault carried out along with a group following a motor accident.

The assaulted individual has been hospitalized.

The son of actress Piumi Hansamali is...

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10 including 6 children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say.

Their bodies were sent to Nuseirat’s al-Awda Hospital, which also treated 16 injured people, seven of them children, according to a doctor there.

Eyewitnesses said a drone...

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Heatwave continues across UK

Hot weather will continue across the UK on Sunday with possible highs of 31C as the country moves past the peak of its third heatwave this year.

Temperatures are forecast to dip slightly on Sunday before a cooler change on Monday that will bring “heavy spells of rain” for many areas, the Met Office said.

Amber heat health alerts remain in place for...

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