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A Chinese national was arrested by Customs officials at the departure terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning (31) while attempting to smuggle a consignment of Salacia reticulata (Kothala Himbutu), an indigenous plant to Sri Lanka that contains high medicinal value, out of the country. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (2:54 PM)
Aluminium prices surged to four-year highs on Monday as Iranian airstrikes on two major Middle East producers over the weekend raised the risk of a prolonged supply shock. MORE.
31 Mar 2026 (11:28 AM)
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Professor Chandana Abeyratne, stated that Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers have voluntarily reduced their fuel quotas by more than one-third. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (9:16 AM)
Israel s parliament passed a law on Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s far-right allies. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (10:38 AM)
The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability has instructed officials to immediately prepare a plan for the environmentally friendly disposal of ash emitted from the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (12:02 PM)
U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even #8288;if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for #8288;a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on #8288;Monday, citing administration officials. MORE..
31 Mar 2026 (11:25 AM)