A consignment of 30,000 cigarettes held illegally was detected in Negombo by the Excise Department. The cigarettes valued at Rs 2 million was detected in the raid.
The cigarettes produced in a foreign country had the duty free label. The suspect is due to be produced before the Assistant Commissioner of Excise P.B Dharmakeerthi for further inquiry and action against him.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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