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Colombo North Division Criminal Investigation Unit officers carried out a major drug raid on Siriwardana Road in the Mattakkuliya Police Division on September 29, 2025.

The Ministry of Defence has announced that special island-wide operations will be launched to curb the production, distribution, storage, and sale of two illegal explosives known as “Cheena Patas” and “Hakka Patas.”

The official welcoming ceremony for Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese Government, was held this morning (September 29) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo.

Member of Parliament Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna was arrested by Fort Police today (September 29).

Sri Lanka Police confirmed that the bodies of three workers have been recovered after a retaining wall collapsed at a site in Manikkawa, Mawanella.

Google has agreed to provide its advanced AI platform, Gemini, and other premium student benefits free of charge to Sri Lankan students, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne announced on Monday (September 29).

A 24-year-old resident of Angulana, Moratuwa, was arrested in a raid carried out on Rukmale Road, Kottawa, on September 28, 2025.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that over the past year, Sri Lanka has succeeded in maintaining balance in its diplomatic relations.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council and former Western Provincial Councillor, Amal Silva, has been arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Squad.

There is no longer a need to import salt to Sri Lanka, according to Sales Manager Harsha Abeysuriya of Hambantota Lanka Salt Ltd.

The Military Attaché of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in New Delhi and Colombo, Captain (Navy) Hussain Othman Al Kowaileet, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Sampath Thuyacontha, at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (September 26).

At the invitation of the Government of Japan, Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official visit to Japan, arrived this morning (September 27) at Kansai International Airport in Osaka.

The Sri Lanka Police announced that legal action has been taken against 4,630 criminals so far this year.

During raids carried out by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), an Agrarian Development Officer, a Management Assistant, and a female security officer were arrested.

Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court today (September 26) permitted authorities to detain and question Sampath Manamperi for 90 days.