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Police have arrested 20 Chinese nationals who were staying at a hotel in the Gorakana area of Panadura without valid visas. The arrest has been made following a tip-off received from the officers of the Western Province Intelligence Division.The officers of Panadura Special Crimes Unit who carried out a raid in the hotel have discovered the group of Chinese nationals staying at the hotel on a monthly rent of Rs. 2 million.During the raid, the police have also seized a significant number of electronic devices, including 5 laptops, 437 mobile phones, 332 USB cables, 133 mobile phone chargers, 21 USB…

The Meteorology Department say showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere at several places in the island during the afternoon or night.Fairly heavy showers above 75mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western, Uva and Eastern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, it said. The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

The deadline for accepting applications for postal voting in the 2024 General Election has been extended till October 10 midnight.The Elections Commissioner General said that this decision was made in consideration of the possible postal delays and several requests made by the public to the commission.

A river’s shift 89,000 years ago may have added up to 160 feet to Everest’s height through erosion and crust rebound, linking river dynamics to mountain formation in the Himalayas.Mount Everest is astoundingly tall at 29,032 feet above sea level, besting its Himalayan neighbors by hundreds of feet.But the world’s tallest peak is still growing, scientists say, thanks in part to the merger of two nearby river systems tens of thousands of years ago.An estimated 50 to 160 feet of Everest’s current height can be attributed to that merger, researchers revealed in a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, which found…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued necessary recommendations to the Finance Ministry on the import of vehicles in such a way that there is no obstruction to Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said.In 2022, Sri Lanka faced the worst economic crisis in history. At that time, the then government imposed import restrictions on more than two thousand goods including vehicles.But the restrictions were gradually relaxed, allowing several goods to be imported. Accordingly, the final relaxation should be to allow import to flow in without restriction. Accordingly, the previous government had focused on giving…

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Sail Training Warship ‘Po Lang’ has arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (08 October). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.‘PO LANG’ is an 86-meter-long Sail Training Vessel crewed by 130 personnel including 35 Officer Cadets, Sri Lanka Navy said in a statement.Meanwhile, the Commanding Officer of the ship, Commander Ma Wenyong is scheduled to call on the Commander Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Chinthaka Kumarasinghe at the Western Naval Command Headquarters today (08).To strengthen the camaraderie between the two…

The Democratic Left Front -led by former MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara has decided to support President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National Peoples’ Power (NPP) at the upcoming General Election.Former MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara announced the decision during a media briefing held today.“Parliamentary elections are coming up. In this election, our party has decided to support the NPP. Our party will contest the election separately but will do so by extending support for the NPP.“We have tried to build a relationship with the NPP to compete together in this election. Even during the Presidential election, we tried to do so, but it did not…

The Railways Department announced that upcountry trains from Colombo and Kandy will terminate at Ella or Bandarawela from tomorrow (9th) until October 15th due to a joint Indo-Sri Lanka film being shot on the iconic Nine Arches Bridge.Trains will not proceed to Badulla between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily. Similarly, trains heading in the opposite direction will start from Ella or Bandarawela instead of Badulla during this period. Passengers are advised to plan accordingly.

Former Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Mahinda Amaraweera has handed over his official residence in Paget Road, Colombo to Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya in Colombo, it was reported.The former minister vacated his official residence today in line with the recent regime change.Speaking to the media, Mahinda Amaraweera said the proposal to hand over the residence to Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya had been presented by him to the former government. Stating that Cabinet approval had been granted by the former government, he said that all necessary documentation had been completed for the transfer which now allows the school to use the building.

The Constitutional Council has approved the appointment of Senior DIG Priyantha Weerasooriya as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP).The Constitutional Council convened a meeting at the parliamentary complex today (08) under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to take a final decision on approving the appointment of the Acting IGP.Under existing regulations, any individual serving as Acting IGP for more than 14 days must receive the formal approval of the Constitutional Council. Weerasooriya was appointed as Acting IGP by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on September 27, under the constitutional powers vested in the President. He had received his letter of…