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MP Chandana Sooriyaarachchi Arrested
National People’s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Chandana Sooriyaarachchi has been arrested by the Athurugiriya Police in connection with an accident involving a 65-year-old pedestrian in the Panagoda ar…
President to Meet Mahanayake Theras Today
A special discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Maha Sangha representing the Mahanayake Theras of the three Nikayas is scheduled to be held today (08). The Mahanayake Theras of…
Kelaniya University Student Killed in Kalutara Accident
A Kelaniya University student was killed in a road accident in the Waskaduwa area of Kalutara this morning (08). The accident occurred when a group of university students travelling by motorcycle to G…
Amnesty Calls for Anojan’s Death Sentence to Be Reversed
Amnesty International has called for the immediate revocation of the death sentence imposed by Saudi Arabia on Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan. In a statement, the organisation said Anojan should…
BBC Reports on Sri Lankan Man Facing Death Sentence in Saudi Arabia
The BBC World Service has reported on Anojan Sivarasa, a 24-year-old Sri Lankan national facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and appeals calling for his sentence to be commuted. According to the…
Kumar Jayakody Case Adjourned to November 3
The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister of the current government Kumar Jayakody o…
Couple Arrested for Producing Fake Driving Licences
Following an investigation into a person who was found in possession of a forged temporary driving licence, a team of officers from the Mount Lavinia Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau arrested a m…
Suspect Arrested for Aiding Triple Murder
The Galle District Crime Division had commenced an investigation into the incident in which a man and two women travelling in a three-wheeler were shot and killed in the Baddegama Police Division on S…
Suspect Arrested Over Shooting Incident in Ahungalla
The Galle District Crime Division had commenced an investigation into an incident in which a 74-year-old man was shot and injured at a house in the Galwehera area within the Ahungalla Police Division…
Weather Alert Issued for Severe Lightning
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory warning about severe lightning. The advisory, issued at 11.00 a.m. today (05), will remain valid until 1.00 a.m. tomorrow (06), the department said…
Police Move to Arrest Cricketer’s Brother
The Police Narcotics Bureau is preparing to arrest the 37-year-old elder brother of a prominent national-level cricketer over alleged involvement in organized crime, drug trafficking and the acquisiti…
Probe into Suspected Colombo 7 Land Deal
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has launched an investigation into a suspected land transaction in Colombo 7 involving the construction of an apartment comp…
Boat Service Launched to Visit Ram Setu Sandbanks
A tourist boat service to visit eight sandbanks associated with Ram Setu (Adam’s Bridge), located in the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India, has been launched from Talaimannar, marking a new chap…
Notice Issued to 10 Doctors on Suresh Sallay’s Medical Board
Colombo Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara has issued notices to 10 doctors who were members of the medical board of former State Intelligence Service Director, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, directin…
Discussion on Amendments to Domestic Violence Act
A special discussion on amendments required to ensure the more systematic and effective implementation of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005 was held at the Parliamentary Women’s C…
Strong Lightning Alert for Several Areas
The Meteorological Department has issued a strong lightning advisory for the North Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western and North Central provinces, as well as the Galle, Matara and Mannar dis…
1818 Hotline for Drug-Related Information
The Government Information Department has announced that the 1818 hotline, introduced under the “Ratama Ekata” national operation to eradicate the threat of illicit drugs, is now operating 24 hours a…
Warrant Issued for Gnanasara Thera
The Colombo High Court today (30) issued a warrant for the arrest and production before court of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena organisation, who is accused of m…
Water supply to several areas suspended tomorrow
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas will be suspended tomorrow (29) due to maintenance work at the Ratnapura–Udawalawe Water Treatment Plant. Accordingly, t…
Two brothers killed in motorcycle crash
Two brothers from the same family have died in a motorcycle accident in the Halabandaragama area on the Madampe–Kuliyapitiya Road this morning, while their mother was seriously injured. Police said th…
