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25 Nov 2022 - 0 - 289
According to the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) annual survey, comparison of the consumption of alcohol significant increase in alcohol use in the age group 25-39 years in the 2021 when compared to the previous years.
21 Nov 2022 - 1 - 745
According to a survey conducted by ECA (Employment Conditions Abroad Limited) Sri Lanka ranks among the lowest among countries in which salaries are expected to decrease in 2023.
19 Nov 2022 - 0 - 451
An air rifle gets its power from a dedicated air supply and shoots lead projectiles of various calibres and shapes. The compressed air pushes the projectile out of the muzzle at speed, without the need for power or spark.
18 Nov 2022 - 0 - 210
A five-year-old boy from Detagamuwa in Kataragama who received serious injuries on Wednesday (16) when an air rifle misfired, succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of last morning at the Karapitiya teaching hospital in Galle.
18 Nov 2022 - 0 - 106
According to the data of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, about 350 elephants die every year due to human-elephant conflict and more than 10 human lives are lost.
14 Nov 2022 - 0 - 129
Over 500 million suffer from diabetes worldwide while 2.1 million are in Sri Lanka. This ailment has no particular age category and Type 2 diabetes has become very common in Sri Lanka.
08 Nov 2022 - 0 - 105
According to a study by the research team of the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural and Training Institute, monkeys and squirrels cause the country to lose 107 million coconuts annually from the coconut plantations.
07 Nov 2022 - 0 - 111
Sri Lanka has seen a spike in gun-related violence recently allegedly involving rival underworld gangs connected to drug trafficking and other criminal activities.
03 Nov 2022 - 0 - 95
The protest march and rally had been organized against the repressive agenda allegedly carried out by the government.
01 Nov 2022 - 0 - 129
According to the data of the Family Health Bureau, the percentage of pregnant mothers in Sri Lanka who are anaemic is gradually increasing during this year. Pregnant women who experience anaemia during their pregnancy are at risk of giving birth to babies with low birth weight compared to mothers who are not anaemic. Currently, also there is an increase in the percentage of infants with low birth weight.
28 Oct 2022 - 0 - 128
Although the tourist arrivals in September have plunged by almost 21% compared to August 2022, the tourist arrivals for the first two weeks of October have reached 20,000 showing an improvement
28 Oct 2022 - 0 - 125
The Booker Prize (1969–2001) is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The winner of the Booker Prize receives international publicity which usually leads to a sales boost.
25 Oct 2022 - 0 - 110
The worldwide medical cannabis sector is expected to be worth $24.86 billion by 2027, according to a new Research and Markets report.
24 Oct 2022 - 0 - 133
The Department of Entomology of Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka (MRI) has identified two new mosquito species which are Culex sintellus and Culex niyainfula within Sri Lanka.
07 Oct 2020 - 7 - 30574
A story about a young man who was charged 20 Rupees for a table spoon of coconut Sambol which he consumed at a restaurant was reported from Kegalle.
23 Jan 2020 - 11 - 46694
A large crowd thronged Matara Hospital recently after hearing the shocking news of a man who had given birth to a baby boy. The man sporting a beard had been from a village bordering Matara.
03 Jan 2020 - 7 - 26573
Railway Security Guards had arrested a beggar woman with the possession of Rs.200,000 who had been begging in the train.
04 Dec 2019 - 1 - 24177
A young man who had allegedly given poison to his paramour’s ten-year-old son in an attempt to kill him, was produced before the Nawalapitiya magistrate Chandani Meegoda and remanded till December 6.
27 Nov 2019 - 6 - 33975
When a husband and wife were sleeping in bed, suddenly the wife screamed as she felt that someone else was sleeping near her.
25 Nov 2019 - 4 - 23442
Galnewa police said they took into custody two nine-year-old children who had embarked on a travelling mission by bicycle on Saturday.
30 Sep 2019 - 1 - 22785
More than 200 poultry fowls have been killed when a lorry transporting them along the Minneriya - Hingurakgoda Main Road veered off the road and toppled near the Kothalawala Junction last morning (29).
12 Sep 2019 - 0 - 25094
The Watawala Police in Hatton has launched an investigation into the incident in which a man had thrown the corpse of his mother (81) into a forest claiming he could not bear funeral expenses.
18 Jul 2019 - 3 - 31692
A visit to Colombo to meet a politician by a group of villagers from Moragollagama was thrown into chaos when their leader found out the hard way that he did not possess the proper attire to meet with the minister.
10 Jul 2019 - 1 - 27291
An individual suspected of attempting to kill his wife by causing a viper to sting her and his mistress who aided and abetted the alleged crime were produced before Gampaha Chief Magistrate D.A. Ruwan Pathirana by the Gampaha Police and remanded till today (10).
19 Jun 2019 - 5 - 27988
A suspect had been taken into custody from Udupeellagoda Hakmana for severing the tongue and killing of a German Shepherd Pet. This was informed by the Hakmana Police.
24 May 2019 - 3 - 31920
It was reported that an individual from Polonnaruwa had proven his innocence to a traffic cop by dropping the sarong he was wearing.
30 Apr 2019 - 0 - 28962
A man who was carrying a ‘suspicious looking sack’ in the early hours today at the Balummahara Junction had run away from the police when he was told to stop, leaving the sack with three ducks and a chicken inside.
07 Mar 2019 - 10 - 42663
A blind man (65) who had been begging on trains for 25 years which had enabled him to build three houses and own a bank account with Rs. five hundred thousand in it, was arrested by the Railway Security Service on Monday (4).
06 Mar 2019 - 6 - 33737
The story of a deceased mother visiting her home on the seventh day and eating a slice of fried fish from the Pideni Thattuwa is related from a village in Ambalangoda.
28 Feb 2019 - 5 - 32018
A heartwarmingly hilarious incident occurred in Germany earlier this week when a chubby rat got stuck halfway out of a sewer manhole - leading to a rescue operation that has gone viral and won hearts online.
27 Mar 2024