COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka received a major boost in its disaster relief efforts on Monday (8) as the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Gharial docked at Trincomalee Port, carrying a massive consignment of humanitarian assistance from the Government of India.The vessel delivered 650 tons of essential suppl...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Three suspects involved in a plot to transport drugs into the country via a fishing vessel were arrested while hiding in Trincomalee.The raid was conducted under the supervision of Inspector Nuwan Thilakaratne, Second-in-Command of the Trincomalee Police Special Task Force.Accord...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A minor earthquake has occurred in the sea off Trincomalee.The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said that the earthquake occurred at around 4.06 pm today.Its intensity is 3.9 magnitude.The earthquake occurred in the ocean region 60 kilometers from Trincomalee.The Geological Sur...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Police in Trincomalee yesterday took legal action against 17 unauthorized sand storage yards operating in Kandakadu, Kinniya.Residents said these yards had been operating illegally for a long time despite repeated concerns. While many in the area legally extract and transpor...

COLOMBO (News 1st); United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, engaged in a dialogue this morning (25) at Jubilee Hall, Trincomalee, with religious leaders, civil society representatives, and families of the disappeared.The meeting, held behind closed doors, was preceded by a si...