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‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ shot dead by Police
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‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ shot dead by Police

Notorious underworld leader Tharaka Perera Wijesekara alias “Kosgoda Tharaka” has been shot dead by Police. He was wanted for 7…

byAyman Ameer13/05/202110/03/2022
New health regulations for funeral rites
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New health regulations for funeral rites

Funeral and final rites must be performed in 24-hours, while only 15 people can attend, Police Media Spokesperson said.

byAyman Ameer12/05/2021
All liquor shops and wine stores to close at 6pm daily
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All liquor shops and wine stores to close at 6pm daily

Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says the…

byAyman Ameer11/05/202111/05/2021
South Korean Ambassador meets Attorney General
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South Korean Ambassador meets Attorney General

South Korean Ambassador to Sri Lanka Santhush Woojin Jeong paid a courtesy call to Attorney General Dappula de Livera today…

byAyman Ameer11/05/2021
New Presidential Task Force led by Basil Rajapaksa
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New Presidential Task Force led by Basil Rajapaksa

A new 46-member Presidential Task Force has been appointed to transform Sri Lanka into a green socio-economy with sustainable solutions…

byAyman Ameer11/05/202111/05/2021
548 arrested for violating quarantine law
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548 arrested for violating quarantine law

548 persons were arrested yesterday (10) for not wearing face masks in public, Police Media Spokesperson Deputy Inspector General (DIG)…

byAyman Ameer11/05/2021
Inter-provincial travel restrictions from midnight today (11)
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Inter-provincial travel restrictions from midnight today (11)

Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says interprovincial travel restrictions will be effective from midnight today (11). This will be in…

byAyman Ameer11/05/2021
No Eid prayers in Masjid
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No Eid prayers in Masjid

The Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs said the Wakfs Board of Sri Lanka has decided not to permit…

byAyman Ameer10/05/202110/05/2021
Several GN divisons in 5 Districts isolated
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Several GN divisons in 5 Districts isolated

16 more Grama Niladhari divisions in five districts have been isolated with immediate effect,  Army Commander said. Moneragala District Bohitiya…

byAyman Ameer10/05/2021
13 more GN Divisions in 3 districts isolated
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13 more GN Divisions in 3 districts isolated

13 more Grama Niladhari in Gampaha, Kalutara, and Jaffna Districts have been isolated. Gampaha District Kerawalapitiya GN Division Wattala GN…

byAyman Ameer08/05/2021

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