The 21-year-old son of former State Minister Shantha Bandara is due to be produced before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today (22) after being arrested by the Kollupitiya Police in connection with the ...

Five people have reportedly died after a fire broke out at a helmet manufacturing factory in the Katuwana Industrial Zone in Homagama earlier today (21), according to Homagama Police. Police said the ...

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne died after sustaining a gunshot wound at his residence in Athurugiriya on Friday. He was rushed to the Mulleriyawa Hospital following the ...

A prison officer accused of opening fire from the main entrance of the Negombo Prison during the violent unrest on July 5 and 6 has been temporarily transferred to a prison in the Kandy area. Prisons ...

Former Provincial Councillor Jayalath Bandara Dissanayake, the brother of former Minister S.B. Dissanayake, has been arrested over an alleged financial fraud involving Rs. 27.5 million, police said.

Former MP Jagath Kumara said he was unaware of the nature of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s illness, noting that the distance between Sri Lanka and the country where Rajapaksa is currently staying ...

Central Province Governor Prof. Sarath Abayakoon has submitted his letter of resignation to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, citing personal reasons. Speaking to Ada Derana, Prof. Abayakoon said he ...

The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar on Monday (13) ordered the full trial against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal over the controversial Greek sovereign bonds investment to commence ...

Two more prison officers have died while receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo after sustaining injuries in the violent clash at Negombo Prison, taking the overall death toll to 31.

The leader of the Janasetha Peramuna, Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera, claimed that the people who placed their trust in the National People’s Power (NPP) and voted the current Government into ...

A Maha Sangha Forum bringing together senior Buddhist clergy from Sri Lanka’s three Nikayas was held at the Biyagama Sri Bodhirukkharama Maha Viharaya to mark the 91st birthday of His Holiness the ...

Former Minister Bandula Gunawardena warned that the detention of high-profile figures under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), including former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ...