Sri Lankan News and Media Updates
Various local news stories and media updates are circulating on social platforms. Topics range from smuggling incidents to celebrity-related news.
Breaking news! Where else can you find a headline rollercoaster that goes from award-winning playwrights to smuggled cigarettes faster than you can say "breaking news"? Only in Sri Lanka, where your daily news feed is basically a random plot generator that even Netflix writers would find too chaotic.
A viral video falsely claims former Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara is endorsing a “high-return” investment scheme. This is FAKE and part of an online scam using celebrity images/videos to mislead the public. https://t.co/CPTDE0hX2s Via @factcrescendosl Do not click
Five Chinese nationals detained by Sri Lanka's BIA with 34,800 smuggled cigarettes. #NewsFirst #LKA #SriLanka #BIA #Smuggling #Contraband https://t.co/fl1t17Cwtw
Iran tells ships how to avoid mines in Strait of Hormuz - state media Read more: https://t.co/np5w2yoHG9 #lka #srilanka #adaderana #news #lanka #srilankanews #Iran #StraitofHormuz #mines
Youth arrested with over 1kg of ICE in Maradana Read more: https://t.co/1WaM6cheQy #lka #srilanka #adaderana #news #lanka #SriLankaNews #SriLanka https://t.co/CtTmZFi96v
Sri Lankan Australian playwright Shakthi wins Windham-Campbell Prize Read more: https://t.co/YZu43ZqLev #lka #srilanka #adaderana #news #lanka #SriLankaNews #SriLanka https://t.co/AyAavuXzZg