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Drug kingpin Mohammed Siddique acquitted in heroin case
LOCAL

Drug kingpin Mohammed Siddique acquitted in heroin case

The Colombo High Court today acquitted and released international drug dealer Mohammed Siddique and four other defendants in a case…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/09/2018
Police seize stock of illegally imported foreign liquor
LOCAL

Police seize stock of illegally imported foreign liquor

The police have seized over 1000 bottles of foreign liquor in a container that has been brought without paying Customs…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/04/2018
Maharagama Apeksha Hospital gets PET Scanner
LOCAL

Maharagama Apeksha Hospital gets PET Scanner

The positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, purchased with the funds collected from the public through a fundraising campaign supported by…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/02/2018
Eighteen hour water- cut to commence shortly
LOCAL

Eighteen hour water- cut to commence shortly

The Water Supply and Drainage Board says, water supply to several areas in Colombo including Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia will…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/11/201726/11/2017

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