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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

Biodiversity heroes: The teenagers saving Madagascar’s wildlife
WORLD

Biodiversity heroes: The teenagers saving Madagascar’s wildlife

he island nation of Madagascar has a dubious accolade: it is the world-leader in deforestation. Now, some of the island’s…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Sri lankan politicians have been fast asleep amidst Turkey embazy warnings
LOCAL

Sri lankan politicians have been fast asleep amidst Turkey embazy warnings

The Turkish Embassy had warned Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry that they had information suggesting that 50 Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETO)…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/201906/05/2019
Gaza conflict: Death toll mounts amid days of violence
WORLD

Gaza conflict: Death toll mounts amid days of violence

The death toll is mounting on both sides after three days of cross-border violence between Israel and militants on the…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Brunei says it won’t enforce death penalty for gay sex
WORLD

Brunei says it won’t enforce death penalty for gay sex

Brunei has backtracked on enforcing laws introduced last month that would have made sex between men and adultery punishable by…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
LOCAL

Foreign nations attempting to destabilize the country : Samantha Vidyaratne

JVP Uva Provincial Councillor, Samantha Vidyaratne noted that following the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka could be under the threat of…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Notorious underworld leader and drug kingpin “Makandure Madush” in CID custody
LOCAL

Notorious underworld leader and drug kingpin “Makandure Madush” in CID custody

Notorious underworld leader and drug kingpin Makandure Madush who was deported to Sri Lanka has been taken into custody by…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Turkey gave SL information on FETO for past 4 years
LOCALMain Story

Turkey gave SL information on FETO for past 4 years

The Embassy of Turkey in Sri Lanka issuing a statement to clarify certain news items published by the media stated…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Navy nabs man with heroin
LOCAL

Navy nabs man with heroin

The Navy in coordination with the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) nabbed a person with 2.1g of heroin in his possession…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Stock of weapons found in Hamilton Canal
LOCALTOP STORY

Stock of weapons found in Hamilton Canal

A stock of weapons hidden underwater beneath the Hamilton Bridge in Kanamulla, Mundalama has been discovered on a mission by…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019
Forty-one people killed in Russian passenger plane fire
WORLD

Forty-one people killed in Russian passenger plane fire

Forty-one people were killed when a Russian passenger plane made an emergency crash-landing and caught fire Sunday at a Moscow…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/05/2019

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