Four including father arrested for giving alcohol to infant
Sri Lanka Police have arrested a father and three others for cruelty to a child following an investigation into a…
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Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says
Having as little as one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, according to a major new study. An…
Special island wide police operation nabs over 3000 for traffic violations
A special four-hour operation launched Tuesday (30) night covering all police divisions across the island has made over 3000 arrests…
Sri Lanka cabinet agrees to annul the gazette that allowed women to buy liquor
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers at its weekly meeting on Tuesday has agreed to cancel the gazette notification issued by…
Sri Lanka removes ban on women buying alcohol
Sri Lanka has removed a ban imposed on women from buying alcohol and working at establishments that produce or sell…
Dubai court sentences Sri Lankan worker to life in prison for murder of compatriot
A Sri Lankan migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates has been sentenced to life in prison for murder of…
Mel Medura gets set to reduce alcohol misuse in time for the year end
This is the time of year when many people make “New Year Resolutions” to abstain from alcohol, tobacco and other…
Finance Ministry rejects allegation that the government has given approval to produce spirits using rice
The government has not given any approval to produce spirits using rice as a raw material to any distilleries, Ministry…
Sri Lanka receives World No Tobacco Day Award for third time
Sri Lanka for the third time, won World No Tobacco Day Award 2017, bestowed by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Investigations launched into Batapola crash
A house in Namal Sevana, Batapola, was badly damaged when a speeding vehicle veered off the road around 6 p.m…