A special police investigation unit has been established at the head office of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to provide swift solutions to complaints related to foreign employment.
The unit comprises 16 police officers, including a Chief...
Kaduwela Magistrate Aruna Buddhadasa has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain a statement from former Ports Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena within two weeks regarding an alleged fraud of Rs. 20 million, committed by promising to award a rock...
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July.
The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami...
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July.
The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami...
On the eve of Onam, the most joyous festival in India’s Kerala state, 45-year-old Sobhana lay shivering in the back of an ambulance, drifting into unconsciousness as her family rushed her to a medical college hospital.
Just days earlier, the...
Trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which have long opposed restructuring and alleged moves towards privatisation, have intensified their trade union action.
As part of their campaign, CEB workers staged a two-day sick note protest on 17 and...
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected on Thursday (18) in the sea area off Trincomalee, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) reported.
According to a bulletin from the GSMB’s Seismic Monitoring Centre, the tremor occurred at 4.06 p.m. about 60...
Former Chief of Intelligence of the Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Sarath Mohotti was arrested this afternoon (18).
Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wuththlar, confirmed that the arrest was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Further...
Apple introduced its thinnest-ever smartphone, the iPhone 17 Air, at a launch event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, while quietly modifying its marketing campaign in Korea to avoid sparking controversy.
The new model measures just 5.6 millimetres (0.22 inches) thick...
England made light work of chasing 197 in sunny Malahide, sauntering home with 14 balls unused to take a 1-0 lead over Ireland. Fresh from his fourth T20 international hundred at Old Trafford on Friday night, Phil Salt fell...