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Ampara · Ampara

Yala Season Harvest Begins in Ampara with Promising Yields - LNW Lanka News Web

The Yala season paddy harvest is now in full swing across several areas in the Ampara District, with farmers reporting higher yields compared to previous seasons. Harvesting is actively underway in the Nintavur, Sammanthurai, Pottuvil, Addalaichenai, Akkaraipattu, Alayadivembu, Thirukkovil, and Irakkamam Divisional Secretariat areas. Farmers cultivating white rice report average yields of 130 to 140 bushels per acre, while red rice cultivators a…Read Article

Batticaloa · Batticaloa

Batticaloa Night Mail Train Schedule Revised to Prevent Elephant Collisions - LNW Lanka News Web

Transport Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena announced that the schedule of the Batticaloa night mail train has been revised in an effort to prevent elephant-train collisions, prioritising wildlife safety over operational convenience and revenue. Speaking to the media yesterday, the Deputy Minister said the departure time from Colombo Fort has been changed from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., aiming to reduce accidents involving elephants, particularly …Read Article

Cricket · Batticaloa

Sri Lanka WindForce-Vidullanka 10MW solar plant completed

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka-based WindForce Plc said a 10 MW solar plant built in the eastern Batticaloa region as a joint venture with Vidullanka, was launched on July 26. The plant is expected to generate about 19.5 GigaWatt hours of electricity a year, Windforce said in a stock exchange filing. The plant is on high-salinity land in Vavunativu which is unfit for agriculture. The project was implemented through Sooryashakthi (Pvt) Limited, a fully …Read Article

CID Reports to the Court that the Military Intelligence knew from the Beginning that Saharan had committed the Vavunathivu murders in November 2018! • Sri Lanka Brief

Sri Lanka Brief – July 29, 2025. Fresh revelations have cast doubt on the conduct of senior Army intelligence officers regarding the November 2018 killing of two police officers in Vavunathivu, Batticaloa. A report submitted to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court suggests that military intelligence officials had received credible information linking the attack to the extremist group led by Saharan Hashim — yet failed to act. The report claims th…Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

Sri Lanka President's Fund awards Rs. 36 Million to top A-Level students in Eastern Province

The President’s Fund awarded a grant of Rs. 100,000 each to 360 A-Level students from Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province who excelled across all subject streams. The programme, aimed at recognising high-achievers at the district level in the 2023/2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, was implemented by the President’s Fund and held yesterday (July 27) at the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies in Batticaloa. The event was presided over …A-Level · Batticaloa Read Article

Navy intensifies crackdown on illegal fishing: Dozens arrested - LNW Lanka News Web

July 27, Colombo (LNW): In a concerted effort to curb unlawful maritime practices, the Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 65 individuals linked to illegal fishing activities during a series of targeted operations carried out between July 09 and 22, 2025. The operations, spanning key coastal regions, also led to the confiscation of 16 dinghies used in unauthorised fishing ventures. The coordinated efforts were executed under the direction of the Navy…Trincomalee · Trincomalee Read Article

21 wild elephants shot recently; special probe initiated – Dy Minster

Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody stated that a total of 21 wild elephants have been shot in recent days, prompting the launch of a special investigation into the incidents, as similar occurrences are being reported across the country. He made these remarks in Polonnaruwa yesterday (25). Several reports have emerged from various parts of the island regarding the deaths of wild elephants due to multiple causes. The recent death of the…Elephants · Eastern Province Read Article

Kalkudah, Sri Lanka: Beauty and the beach

THE STORY OF SRI LANKA’S Kalkudah Beach House begins as almost all home-buying stories do: with someone falling in love with a place and imagining a forever life in it.Kalkudah · Kalkudah Read Article

The current deputy Defence Minister maintained deafening silence on Zahran’s activities as then Eastern Commander: MP • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Major General (retired) Aruna Jayasekara was the man behind mobilising ex-military personnel to support NPP. Dropping a bombshell in Parliament, opposition MP Nizam Kariapper today said current Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera who was one time Security Force Commander in the east neglected prior information received on activities of Zahran who led the Easter Sunday attacks since 2015. MP Kariapper said the B report submitted t…Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

Was the Traveler Who Walked the Road Naked a Man or a Woman?

NEWSNOW | – A legal controversy has erupted after a Thai tourist arrested in the Arugam Bay area for allegedly walking naked has been sentenced. This comes after a journalist questioned how the Sri Lankan court interpreted the man’s gender in the topless incident involving the foreign national. The 26-year-old Thai tourist was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence by the Pottuvil Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to charges of indec…Arugam Bay · Arugam Bay Read Article

Kurukkalmadam: Why Is Muslim Grief Still Ignored While Chemmani Gets Justice? - Colombo Telegraph

By Baazir Kaleelur Rahman – Screenshot “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate This 12 July marks 35 years since one of the most harrowing and overlooked atrocities in Sri Lanka’s history: the abduction and killing of 72 innocent people – including Hajj pilgrimage returnees – as they travelled to Kattankudy from …Justice · Eastern Province Read Article

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Yala Season Harvest Begins in Ampara with Promising Yields - LNW Lanka News Web

Batticaloa Night Mail Train Schedule Revised to Prevent Elephant Collisions - LNW Lanka News Web

Sri Lanka WindForce-Vidullanka 10MW solar plant completed

CID Reports to the Court that the Military Intelligence knew from the Beginning that Saharan had committed the Vavunathivu murders in November 2018! • Sri Lanka Brief

Sri Lanka President's Fund awards Rs. 36 Million to top A-Level students in Eastern Province

Navy intensifies crackdown on illegal fishing: Dozens arrested - LNW Lanka News Web

21 wild elephants shot recently; special probe initiated – Dy Minster

Kalkudah, Sri Lanka: Beauty and the beach

The current deputy Defence Minister maintained deafening silence on Zahran’s activities as then Eastern Commander: MP • Sri Lanka Brief

Was the Traveler Who Walked the Road Naked a Man or a Woman?

Kurukkalmadam: Why Is Muslim Grief Still Ignored While Chemmani Gets Justice? - Colombo Telegraph

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CID Reports to the Court that the Military Intelligence knew from the Beginning that Saharan had committed the Vavunathivu murders in November 2018! • Sri Lanka Brief

Sri Lanka President's Fund awards Rs. 36 Million to top A-Level students in Eastern Province

Navy intensifies crackdown on illegal fishing: Dozens arrested - LNW Lanka News Web

21 wild elephants shot recently; special probe initiated – Dy Minster

Kalkudah, Sri Lanka: Beauty and the beach

The current deputy Defence Minister maintained deafening silence on Zahran’s activities as then Eastern Commander: MP • Sri Lanka Brief

Was the Traveler Who Walked the Road Naked a Man or a Woman?

Kurukkalmadam: Why Is Muslim Grief Still Ignored While Chemmani Gets Justice? - Colombo Telegraph