SLPP candidate says donkeys among party contestants
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Oshadi Hewamaddumahas said candidates unfit for Parliament have been granted nominations by the SLPP for the upcoming General...
Ecstasy pills imported from France seized
Sri Lanka Customs has seized 3 kg of ecstasy pills that were concealed in a package that was couriered from overseas.Spokesman to the Sri...
AG files indictments against Champika over Rajagiriya...
Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera today filed indictments in the Colombo High Court against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka over an accident reported...
Photojournalist files complaint after being obstructed by...
By Indika Sri Aravinda
A Photojournalist has filed a Police complaint after being obstructed from carrying out his duties outside the Colombo High Court today...
Suspects arrested for harassing Russian woman further...
Five suspects, including the chief suspect, who were arrested on charges of harassing a Russian woman at Galle Face Green in Colombo were further...
CMC conducting random PCR tests in Colombo
By Vyshnavy Velrajh
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is conducting random PCR or COVID-19 tests within the Colombo district.
The Chief Medical Doctor of Health of...
Woman and paramour remanded for sexually abusing...
By Farook Hishan
Trincomalee Additional District Judge and Akkaraipattu Magistrate M. H. M. Hamza has ordered a woman and her paramour to be remanded till...
Court discharges Tiran Alles over RADA fraud...
The Colombo High Court today discharged former Chairman of the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) Tiran Alles and three others over a case filed...
Three killed in accident in Wellawaya
Three persons have died following an accident in Wellawaya today.The Police said a woman is among the deceased.The victims had died after the three...
Term of Presidential Commission on political victimization...
A Gazette notification has been issued declaring the extension of the tenure of the Presidential Commission of inquiry appointed to probe political victimisation.
The tenure...
Over 250 people at rehabilitation centre contract...
Another 196 persons have been detected with COVID-19 from the Kandakadu Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre.
Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that...
Associate of notorious underworld figure ‘Kosgoda Tharaka’...
An associate of imprisoned notorious underworld figure ‘Kosgoda Tharaka’ has been arrested in Angoda.The suspect, Rohana Pradeep alias “Kalu Malli”, is a known drug...
Another group of Sri Lankans repatriated from...
Another group of Sri Lankans who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning.The group of 278...
Election Commission member raises concerns
A member of the National Elections Commission has raised concerns over the presence of the Army in the North of the country, ahead of...
Talks between India and Sri Lanka for...
India said it was holding talks with Sri Lanka over its request for postponement of repayment of debt. "The matter has progressed and technical...
SLPP seeks two-third majority to strengthen Presidency
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is seeking a two-third majority in Parliament to strengthen the Presidency.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the Presidency...
Over 40 people in Marawila placed in...
Over 40 people in Marawila who had contact with a counsellor of the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, have been placed in self-quarantine.
The Government...
laboratory to conduct 500 PCR tests a...
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test laboratory has been constructed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to diagnose COVID-19 affected passengers who arrive in...
Vehicles owned by two officers linked to...
Several vehicles owned by two officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau who have been linked to drug trafficking, have been seized by the Police.
The...
Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen grilled on Easter...
Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today over the Easter Sunday attacks.
Bathiudeen arrived at the CID office this...
BASL warns Prisons Department
The President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa has warned the Commissioner -General of Prisons that legal action...
Fifty six people at Kandakadu Center test...
Fifty six persons (56), including inmates and staffers, from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Center have tested positive for COVID-19.
Director General of Health Services...
Six suspects arrested over Jaffna sword attack
Six suspects were arrested today in connection to a sword attack reported opposite the Jaffna Kachcheri last morning.
A group that had arrived on motorcycles...
Police instructed to remove political stickers from...
The Election Commission has received complaints regarding the display of slogans, signs, stickers with photographs, flags promoting a candidate or a party on private...
Sri Lanka to sign prisoner exchange deal...
Sri Lanka is to sign a prisoner exchange agreement with Afghanistan, the Government said today.
The Transfer of Offenders Act No. 5 of 1995 provides...
PNB production room inspected
The Government Analyst and a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today inspected the production room of the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB).Police Spokesman...
Police announce guidelines
20:56
Air quality in Colombo improves
02:34
Animals at Dehiwala Zoo closely monitored
02:28
Lotus Tower illuminated in support of fight against coronavirus
14:58
Ranjan Ramanayake remanded
01:12
Sri Lanka PM's address to the nation
15:10
Navy retrieves Sri Lankan onboard Italian cruise
03:08
Entertainment during the isolation process in Sri Lanka
01:21
Body of first coronavirus victim in Sri Lanka cremated
03:25
Traders working around the clock
01:50
Queues at fuel stations in Sri Lanka
01:01
Colombo East Base Hospital to treat coronavirus patients
04:21
Sri Lanka's Elections Commission disinfected
01:18
Sri Lanka battles the coronavirus
20:55
Public transport in Sri Lanka disinfected
01:51
Navy prepares to face COVID 19
01:02
Coronavirus patient in Sri Lanka discharged
07:47
Sri Lanka warns US of consequences following ban on Silva
00:35
Residents demand playground
03:58
Special mass at St. Anthony's Shrine Colombo
16:19
Hashan Cooray’s ‘Desire’ goes online at Saskia...
Saskia Fernando Gallery announced the new online exhibition by Hashan Cooray titled ‘Desire’.
The works, created over the past twelve months, feature drawings and painting...
Sampath Bank and UCSC to Develop Blockchain Based Shared...
Sampath Bank PLC joined hands with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on a national initiative that seeks to develop a Blockchain technology based shared Know-Your-Customer (KYC) platform together with the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC).
The...
