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• Police Freeze Rs. 200Mn Property Linked to Drug Trafficking Suspect

  

  The Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division has frozen property worth around Rs. 200 million, believed to have been purchased with money earned from drug... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• Indonesia to Ban Social Media Access for Under-16s

  

  Indonesia has announced a new regulation banning children under the age of 16 from having accounts on major social media platforms, in a move aimed at protectin... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• No Change to Domestic Gas Prices : Litro

  

  Litro Gas Lanka Limited has announced that domestic gas prices will remain unchanged for the month of March, continuing the stability seen in February. The... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• SLPP Holds Key Meeting Under Mahinda Rajapaksa at Party HQ

  

  The Executive Committee and Political Bureau of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna met today at the party headquarters in Battaramulla under the leadership of Part... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• Australia Forces Porn Sites to Block Under-18s from Monday

  

  Some sites in Australia had already barred non-members on Friday and were refusing new registrations, days before being obliged to use age verification... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• ‘Caution Level’ Heat Alert Issued to 09 Districts

  

  The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for warm weather in the Sabaragamuwa Province and in the Colombo, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura,... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• UAE Intercepts 9 Ballistic Missiles, 109 Drones Today

  

  The United Arab Emirates said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed nine ballistic missiles and 109 drones detected during the latest wave of Irania... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• Galle Business Community Donates Rs. 2.2 Mn Cold Storage for Iranian Vessel...

  

  A mobile cold storage unit valued at Rs. 2.2 million has been donated by the Galle business community to the National Hospital in Galle to assist in storing... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• Routine Post, Not a Travel Alert: US Embassy Colombo Clarifies

  

  The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has clarified that a recent social media post regarding U.S. citizens in Sri Lanka was not a travel alert or advisory, after... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• Sri Lanka Reserves Top $7 Billion for First Time Since 2020

  

  Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets have surpassed the USD 7 billion mark for the first time since August 2020, according to the latest data from the Central... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026

• Suspect Arrested With 1,900 Litres of Illegally Stocked Diesel

  

  Police have arrested a suspect for illegally storing a large stock of diesel at a farm in the Gomarangalla area under the Galenbindunuwewa Police Division. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Qatar Says No Information on Mossad Cells After Tucker Carlson Claim

  

  Qatar says it has no information about Mossad cells operating in the country, responding to claims made by US broadcaster Tucker Carlson that Qatar and Saudi... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Qatar Announces Arrest of Iran’s IRGC Sleeper Cells

  

  Qatar has announced the arrest of what it called two cells operating for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ten suspects were arrested in the cells, the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Police Intensifies Campaign Against Drugs with Public Awareness Activities in...

  

  The Sri Lanka Police has intensified its campaign against narcotics with a series of raids and public awareness activities to mark Drug Prevention Week, which... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Trump Says US Navy Could Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

  

  President Donald Trump announced on his proprietary social media platform Tuesday that the U.S. military could help shipping vessels travel through an... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Rescue Operation Launched After Vessel Distress Call off Galle

  

  A rescue operation is currently underway after a distress call was received from a vessel at sea off the coast of Galle. It is reported that a distress call... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Air Quality in Colombo Turns Unhealthy

  

  Air quality in several urban areas across Sri Lanka remained at unhealthy levels over the past 24 hours, according to data by the National Building Research... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Sri Lanka Sees 16% Rise in February Tourist Arrivals

  

  The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) states that 279,328 tourists arrived in the country in February 2026. According to the SLTDA, this is a 16. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Police Step up Raids on Illegal Fuel Sales

  

  Sri Lanka Police have stepped up enforcement against illegal fuel sales and related offences linked to panic buying due to the Middle East conflict, with... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026

• Dry Weather Conditions Expected in Sri Lanka Today

  

  The Department of Meteorology says that mainly dry weather will prevail in most parts of Sri Lanka today as well. Misty conditions can be expected at some place... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026