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This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. An individual has been arrested for the possession of 10 grams and 400 milligrams of the narcotic substance known as Ice (Crystal Methamphetamine) in Aranayake. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-04 12:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Silence period begins ahead of Local Government election

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The election campaigning activities related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) election officially concluded at midnight yesterday (03), marking the start of the silence period, which will remain in effect until Election Day on May 6. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-04 10:28:55 © Original Source | Read More

Underworld figure Loku Pattie brought back to Sri Lanka from Belarus

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The main suspect in the killing of Club Wasantha in Athurugiriya, notorious underworld criminal figure Sujeewa Ruwankumara De Silva alias Loku Pattie has been brought back to Sri Lanka from Belarus. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-04 09:28:55 © Original Source | Read More

One dead, another critical in Meetiyagoda shooting

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. One person is dead while another is in critical condition following a shooting incident in Meetiyagoda, a short while ago. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-04 01:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Australian PM Anthony Albanese wins re-election

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese s centre-left Labor Party has won the federal election, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-03 17:58:55 © Original Source | Read More

Notice on closure of vehicle revenue license counters in Western Province

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The Department of Government Information has announced that all counters responsible for issuing vehicle revenue licenses in the Western Province will remain closed on May 5 and 6, 2025, in view of the upcoming Local Government Elections scheduled for May 6, 2025. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-03 12:58:55 © Original Source | Read More

Voting underway in Singapore as its long-ruling party seeks a bigger win

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. Singaporeans were voting Saturday in a general election that is seen as the first key test of support for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office last year. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-03 10:58:55 © Original Source | Read More

Removal of Landmines in the North and East is a national imperative � PM Harini

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the removal of landmines in the Northern and Eastern provinces not only constitutes the elimination of physical threats and danger but also addresses a national imperative aimed at restoring the dignity, livelihoods, and peaceful living conditions of the people. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-03 09:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Modi inaugurates Adani-built Vizhinjam Port in Kerala; Expected to rival Colombo and Dubai

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday formally inaugurated the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala, marking a major step in putting the southern state on the global maritime map. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 16:28:55 © Original Source | Read More

CID probes alleged death threats to Deshabandu Tennakoon

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court that an investigation has been launched into alleged death threats against suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon from underworld elements. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 16:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Public private sector urged to grant leave for employees to vote in LG Polls

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The Election Commission has called upon heads of government and private sector institutions to facilitate leave for employees to cast their votes, in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Act. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 15:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Sri Lanka, Vietnam to sign key bilateral agreements during President s visit

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to undertake a State Visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 04 May to 06 May 2025 at the invitation of the President of Vietnam Luong Cuong. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 12:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Deshabandu Tennakoon requests security amid reported underworld death threats

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. Suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has formally requested police protection, citing credible threats to his life allegedly issued by underworld elements, including notorious gang leader �Kanjipani Imran�. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 10:28:55 © Original Source | Read More

Govt eases several more restrictions on vehicle imports

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The Ministry of Finance has issued a new gazette notification easing several more restrictions on vehicle imports, with effect from April 29, 2025. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 10:13:55 © Original Source | Read More

Morning showers expected in parts of the island

This is a top global news story brought to you by Sri Lanka News Daily. Stay connected for reliable updates. The Intertropical Convergence Zone where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge affects the island s weather, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..... For more trusted international news, visit our homepage daily. We deliver verified headlines that matter. Published on: 2025-05-02 07:58:55 © Original Source | Read More

Ethel Caterham becomes the world s oldest person at 115