Two suspects arrested with 100kg of narcotics in Weeraketiya

Update: Police say the stock of narcotics taken into custody along with two suspects in Weeraketiya has been confirmed to be 101.47 kilograms of heroin.

Two individuals have been arrested with 100 kilograms of narcotics in Weeraketiya, Police said....

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Sakvithi Ranasinghe and wife given suspended sentence after pleading guilty

Disgraced English language tutor Chandana Veerakumara, popularly known as Sakvithi Ranasinghe and his wife, who were accused of operating an unauthorized financial institution and exploiting its deposits worth over Rs. 164 million obtained from the public, have been handed suspended sentences by the Colombo High Court, Ada Derana reporter said.

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Humanitarian aid shipment from Sri Lanka reaches Myanmar

The earthquake relief humanitarian aid donation shipment from Sri Lanka has reached Myanmar, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Yangon said in a statement.

Accordingly, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Myanmar and the staff have officially handed over the donation to the relevant officials of the government of Myanmar at the Asia World Port Terminal in...

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Two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington shooting, suspect held

Two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, and a suspect is in custody, according to officials and media reports.

A man and a woman were shot and killed in the area of 3rd and F streets in Northwest which is near the museum, an FBI field office and the...

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Three suspects arrested in connection with shooting of LG Election candidate in Kalutara

Three individuals have been apprehended in connection with a shooting incident in Kalutara involving a candidate who contested at this year’s Local Government (LG) elections for the Kalutara Municipal Council.

The shooting occurred on May 4, targeting Bandula Prasanna, a candidate representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

The incident took...

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British soldiers make Everest history using new method

Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without acclimatising on the mountain, as part of a high-speed expedition controversially aided by xenon gas.

The team, which included a UK government minister, summited the world’s highest peak early on Wednesday.

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