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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has symbolically awarded 442 out of the allotted 5,000 land deeds to the people of Mannar district

Navy seizes narcotics worth over Rs. 9 billion so far in 2024

The Sri Lanka Navy has reported that they have seized over 600 kg of heroin and crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’) during

The iconic “Mihira” newspaper, Sri Lanka’s oldest children’s publication, has released its final printed edition. The newspaper, published by the

Police stated that a person has drowned in while bathing in the sea area off Panama Beach yesterday (15).

The deceased is a 34-year-old resident of Kalmunai area.

He had drowned while bathing in the sea while he was brought ashore by residents of the area and then rushed to the Paanama Hospital.

However, he was pronounced dead on admission to the hospital.

Police are conducting further investigations related to the incident.

The owner of the boat seized by Sri Lanka Navy along with 130 parcels of heroin has fled the area,