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Sri Lanka is a smugglers paradise. Can we please also focus on who was waiting to move this massive 110kg haul of narcotics into Sri Lanka? Do you wonder why Sri Lanka has an unusually large number of highly successful “distributors and logistics” companies? Follow the money!

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What exactly is the Quad and why does it matter? From securing essential technologies to promoting resilient and reliable supply chains, the Quad is working towards building a prosperous Indo-Pacific that remains free and stable for decades to come.

🚌 The USBus is back on the road—this time up North in Jaffna! 🇺🇸🤝🇱🇰 With stops at the University of Jaffna @uojofficial and SLIIT @northernuni Northern Uni, students took part in sessions on American AI, technology & innovation as well as cybersecurity, leadership, entrepreneurship, & STEM. The visit also featured a friendly exhibition basketball match 🏀—a well-loved American sport growing in popularity here. Join our #Freedom250 celebrations this year at our #USBus stops--where we expand access to 🇺🇸 skills, ideas, and opportunities, one stop at a time. 🚌 மீண்டும் வீதிக்குத் திரும்பிய #USBus – இம்முறை யாழில்! 🇺🇸🤝🇱🇰 எமது USBus யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் மற்றும் SLIIT வடக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆகியவற்றிற்குச் சென்றபோது, மாணவர்கள் அமெரிக்க செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு, தொழிநுட்பம் மற்றும் புத்தாக்கம் ஆகியவற்றுடன் இணையப் பாதுகாப்பு, தலைமைத்துவம், தொழில்முனைவு மற்றும் விஞ்ஞானம், தொழில்நுட்பம், பொறியியல் மற்றும் கணிதம் (STEM) என்பன தொடர்பான அமர்வுகளில் பங்கேற்றனர். இதன்போது ஒரு நட்பு ரீதியான கண்காட்சி கூடைப்பந்தாட்டப் 🏀போட்டியும் இடம்பெற்றது. இங்கு பிரபலமடைந்து வரும் கூடைப்பந்தாட்டமானது, அமெரிக்காவில் மிகவும் விரும்பப்படும் ஒரு அமெரிக்க விளையாட்டாகும். ஒரு நேரத்தில் ஒரு நிறுத்தமாக அமெரிக்கத் திறன்கள், யோசனைகள் மற்றும் வாய்ப்புகளுக்கான அணுகலை நாங்கள் விரிவுபடுத்தும் இடங்களாகிய, USBus நிறுத்தங்களில் இடம்பெறும் எமது #Freedom250 கொண்டாட்டங்களில் இணைந்து கொள்ளுங்கள். 🚌 USBus නැවතත් ගමනට පිවිස ඇත —මෙවර උතුරේ යාපනයට!🇺🇸🤝🇱🇰 යාපනය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය සහ SLIIT උතුරු විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය වෙත සිදු කළ නැවතුම්වලදී, සිසුන්ට ඇමරිකානු AI, තාක්ෂණය සහ නවෝත්පාදනය මෙන්ම සයිබර් ආරක්ෂාව, නායකත්වය,ව්‍යවසායකත්වය සහ STEM ක්ෂේත්‍රයන් පිළිබඳ සැසිවලට සහභාගී වීමට අවස්ථාව ලැබුණි. මෙම සංචාරයේදී මිත්‍රශීලී ප්‍රදර්ශන පැසිපන්දු තරඟයක්ද 🏀පැවැත්වුණි—පැසිපන්දු මෙහි ජනප්‍රිය වෙමින් පවතින බොහෝ දෙනා ආදරය කරන ඇමරිකානු ක්‍රීඩාවකි.   මෙම වසරේ අපගේ #USBus නැවතුම් වලදී අපගේ #Freedom250සැමරුම්වලට එක්වන්න—එහි එක් එක් නැවතුමකදී ඇමරිකානු කුසලතා, අදහස් සහ අවස්ථා වෙත ප්‍රවේශය අපි තවදුරටත් පුළුල් කරමින් සිටිමු.

Sri Lanka’s government has disclosed a payment lapse involving funds due to the US Post, days after revealing a separate cyberattack, raising fresh questions about its financial safeguards bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DAMN: 22 Buddhist monks were arrested at the airport after being caught with 242 pounds of marijuana hidden in their luggage.

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Govt. admits to duplicate payment to RDA contractors Read more ➡️ dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/…

“Social life is a distraction, real intelligence thrives in isolation.” — Nikola Tesla

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake engaged in discussions with the Maha Sangha representing the three Nikayas at a meeting held this afternoon (28) at the Presidential Secretariat, focusing on the arrest of a group of monks at Katunayake Airport with narcotics, related investigations, and the situation that has emerged. The discussion also examined in detail the next steps required for the preservation of the Buddha Sasana, including proposed amendments to legal provisions such as the Vihara and Devalagam Act. Attention was also drawn to the fact that the narcotics menace has now become a national disaster, as underscored by the recent incident, with emphasis placed on the need for all parties to strongly support the government’s ongoing anti-drug programme. The meeting further noted that in the government’s broader efforts to steer the country through economic and social transformation, priority will be given to safeguarding the Buddha Sasana and the value system associated with it. (NewsWire)

What a disgrace for Sri Lanka ! 🇱🇰 Buddhist monks smuggling 110kg of cannabis through the airport ? This isn’t “enlightenment” ? This is a deep betrayal of everything our sacred robes and 2500-year Buddhist heritage stand for. Sri Lanka’s image is being dragged through the mud by criminals hiding behind saffron. The authorities must act decisively — No excuses. Clean this up. #SriLanka deserves better. @anuradisanayake

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19 monks arrested at BIA test positive for narcotics Read more: adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=1… #lka #srilanka #adaderana #news #lanka #SriLankaNews #SriLanka

Investigations reveal that three of the monks had made a Thailand trip in March too. nytimes.com/2026/04/28/wor…

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🇱🇰 22 Buddhist monks just got arrested at Sri Lanka's airport with 110 kg of weed in their luggage. The path to enlightenment has never been higher 😂

President and Mahanayake Theros discuss arrest of Buddhist monks with narcotics Read more: adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=1… #lka #srilanka #adaderana #news #lanka #SriLankaNews #SriLanka

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