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Sri Lanka Police to catch illegal polythene products manufacturers and sellers
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Police to catch illegal polythene products manufacturers and sellers

Sri Lanka’s Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is preparing to hand over the task to catch the arrest persons still producing…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/08/2018
Justice Minister not taking hasty measures to resolve women prisoners’ protest
LOCALTOP STORY

Justice Minister not taking hasty measures to resolve women prisoners’ protest

Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms, Thalatha Athukorala says she will not instruct to hasten the process in response to…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/08/2018
Sri Lanka pledges to take every measure to prevent human trafficking
LOCAL

Sri Lanka pledges to take every measure to prevent human trafficking

The Sri Lankan government will not allow human trafficking and will take every possible measure against the illegal practice, the…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/07/2018
Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority warns public not to fly kites near airports
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority warns public not to fly kites near airports

Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority warns that it is illegal to fly kites in areas affiliated to Airports. Civil Aviation…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/07/2018
Sri Lanka Supreme Court to hear the petition against women barring from purchasing liquor
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Supreme Court to hear the petition against women barring from purchasing liquor

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with the fundamental rights petition filed by a group of women activists…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/07/2018
No jail for 13 Swiss Tamil Tiger financiers charged with supporting the LTTE
LOCAL

No jail for 13 Swiss Tamil Tiger financiers charged with supporting the LTTE

The 13 supporters of Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) charged of financing the terror outfit by extortion,…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/06/2018
Five Sri Lankans illegally migrated to Azerbaijan detained
LOCAL

Five Sri Lankans illegally migrated to Azerbaijan detained

Azerbaijani authorities have detained five Sri Lankan citizens who in an attempt to enter Europe have arrived in Azerbaijan illegally…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/04/2018
Three Sri Lankans nabbed attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 170 million
LOCAL

Three Sri Lankans nabbed attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 170 million

Sri Lanka Navy has arrested three persons in the seas off Thalaimannar yesterday while they were attempting to smuggle 24.2kgs…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Sri Lanka Navy assists repatriation of 27 Indian fishermen released from custody
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Navy assists repatriation of 27 Indian fishermen released from custody

The Sri Lanka Navy on Wednesday assisted in the repatriation of 27 Indian fishermen after they were released from the…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Nearly 4,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers return home from Kuwait
LOCAL

Nearly 4,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers return home from Kuwait

Nearly 4,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers who have been overstaying in Kuwait are getting ready to return or have returned…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/02/2018

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