All trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have decided to escalate their ongoing “work-to-rule” campaign into a second stage from September 16, after weeks of silence from the government on critical staffing and restructuring issues.
The CEB Engineers’...
An ex-Army soldier suspected of involvement in four murders, including the shooting of a former prison officer in Bandaragama and two youths in Borella, has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF).
Police said intelligence revealed that the...
Police have arrested the former Chairman of the Wattegama Municipal Council and an associate for possession of two illegally imported jeeps.
The suspects have been identified as 58-year-old former Chairman Ravindra Kumara and 38-year-old businessman Lakshitha Manoj.
Police said investigations are...
Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, has given a tearful address in which she thanked first responders for trying to save her husband’s life after he was fatally shot on a Utah university campus.
In a livestream, standing beside her husband’s empty...
Mohommad Harris’ fifty and a bowling performance far too good for an outmatched Oman side helped Pakistan cruise to a 93-run win in their Asia Cup opener. Haris smashed 66 off 43 deliveries in an innings where none of...
A doctor in the UK scrubbed in and rendered his patient unconscious before ducking out for an illicit rendezvous with a nurse, a tribunal has heard.
Dr Suhail Anjum, a 44-year-old married consultant anaesthetist, was working at Tameside Hospital in...
The Balapitiya High Court has sentenced four police officers to rigorous imprisonment and fines for the brutal torture of a 15-year-old boy taken into custody over a theft allegation in 2008.
Delivering the verdict, High Court Judge Priyantha Liyanage ruled...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanka S. Bodaragama yesterday (11) ordered that a Madagascar woman accused of trafficking fellow citizens and forcing them into prostitution in Sri Lanka be remanded until 25 September.
The suspect was arrested by the Police Anti-Human Trafficking...
The Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited (EFL) has filed a writ application in the Court of Appeal, challenging what it described as blatant government-sanctioned violations inside Wilpattu National Park. The case seeks an urgent halt to religious festivals, construction, and...
The Sri Lanka Police has issued a revised fee structure for services provided to the public.
Obtaining a Police Clearance Report for overseas travel and related real-time services will now cost Rs. 5,000.
Fees for broadcast permits will depend on duration:...