IGP and HRC urged to conduct probe
Retired Major General Kithsiri Ekanayake has called upon IGP Weerasooriya to inquire into the circumstances under which the Beliatta police arrested him in late August on a murder charge, in addition to implicating...
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Udaya Gammanpila, filed a complaint this morning (29) with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), alleging misuse of public funds by government MPs.
The complaint concerns the practice of directing...
The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has revealed that the highest number of drug-addicted schoolchildren in Sri Lanka is from the Western Province, with Colombo District recording the largest share.
Children from low-income areas such as Grandpass, Thotalanga, Slave...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya, who also serves as Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, has clarified that the recent Penal Code amendment banning corporal punishment is not aimed at schools or teachers, but is a vital...
It has been revealed that a tip-off from within the police may have alerted underworld figure ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’ about the arrival of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rohan Olugala in Indonesia to arrest him and other wanted suspects, including...
The Department of Meteorology announced that several spells of showers are expected today (28) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as well as in Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts.
Showers or thundershowers are also likely in a...
Since his office was now to behave in the manner of an executive prime ministerial centre which would support him as virtual head of government, Ranil set about restructuring the order of business in the house. He wanted papers...
Sampath Bank PLC announced that Sanjaya Gunawardana officially commenced his tenure as the 9th Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on 24th September 2025. He succeeds Ms. Ayodhya Iddawela Perera, who concluded her term in office after steering...
The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (26) rejected a request made by the complainant to name Wasantha Samarasinghe, Mahinda Jayasinghe, and Ranjan Jayalal as suspects and to produce them before court.
Delivering the order, Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe noted that an...
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the government is stepping up efforts to combat hate speech, ethnic incitement, terrorism-related content, and other illegal activities spread through social media. He also announced that amendments to the Online...