Police have reported that the SJB Gorup Leader of the Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha, his wife, and their daughter were found deceased inside their residence in the Yahalatenna area.
According to police, the bodies of the 52-year-old man, his 44-year-old wife,...
Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Priyantha Jayakody was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening (28) over allegations that he orchestrated a threatening scheme targeting himself.
Jayakody is accused of conspiring to send threatening messages...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa were aboard the same flight to the Maldives today (28), even as a warrant was issued for Rajapaksa’s arrest.
The President was travelling to Malé on...
Former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the abduction and murder of an individual in Pothuhera.
At the time of the incident, Ulugetenne served as the Head...
At least seven court cases related to the brutal killing of wild elephants—some by gunfire and others electrocuted—are currently being heard across multiple Magistrate Courts in Sri Lanka.
Four of these cases are being heard before the Kekirawa Magistrate’s Court,...
The driver of a crane involved in a deadly crash at the Kanatte Junction in Borella early this morning (28) has tested positive for cannabis, authorities confirmed following a medical examination.
The accident occurred when the crane, travelling from Rajagiriya...
The spot fine payment system via GovPay was officially launched today (28 July) in the Western Province and on expressways.
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, made the announcement at a media briefing, stating that relevant...
Three police constables attached to the Maradana Police Station have been suspended from duty following their arrest over suspected ties to a known drug trafficker.
The officers were taken into custody after evidence emerged linking them to a suspect who...
A police constable has been arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of a therapist at a massage centre in Thalpitiya, Wadduwa, police said.
According to Wadduwa Police, the constable had visited the massage centre and, after reportedly making...
Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, stated that same-sex marriage “is not a human right and should not be permitted,” condemning what he described as the spread of “corrupt ideologies” in modern society.
Speaking at a religious ceremony at St....