A suspended Police Sub-Inspector was arrested on Thursday by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations of illegally depositing money into bank accounts and e

Warning that human trafficking is rapidly evolving through cyber-enabled scams and deceptive online operations, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Chairman of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, Air Vic

Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana electorate organiser Charith Abeysinghe was released from remand custody today (30) after fulfilling the bail conditions imposed by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The US military says it has completed a ’’heavy wave’’ of strikes against Iran in retaliation for Tuesday’s attempted ballistic missile attacks on American forces.

Sri Lanka’s javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga booked his place in the men’s javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 after producing an impressive throw of 82.84 metres to top the qualification round.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has intensified its islandwide crackdown on the manufacture and sale of motorcycle helmets that do not carry the mandatory Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) certification mark, seizing hundre

The Colombo High Court has ruled that charges brought under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against notorious organized crime figure Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, popularly known as ’’Harak Kata,’’ and four other

The decision was made at an emergency meeting called to discuss the proposals announced by Fifa - world football’s governing body - on Tuesday.

Two suspects arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a restaurant owner near the Bellanwila walking path have been handed over to the Western Province South Crime Investigation Division for further investigatio

An ambush on a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed at least 11 police officers and injured dozens, according to local authorities.

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Sri Lanka Customs has seized more than 396 kilograms of narcotics with an estimated street value of Rs. 4.5 billionContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka Customs seizes drugs worth Rs. 4.5 billion in nine months appeared fi

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Sri Lanka’s leading medal prospect, Rumesh Tharanga, lived up to expectations by qualifying for the men’s javelin throw final with the best performance in his group at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Thursday. ‎The wor

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The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, H.E. Miyon Lee, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday [28 July]. Welcoming the Ambassador of the Rep

Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith says addiction to mobile phones and modern technology has contributed to the breakdown ofContinue Reading The post Cardinal says mobile phone addiction contributing to break

  Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.Continue Reading The post Heavy rain above 100 mm forecast for parts of Sri Lanka

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According to the latest assessment conducted by S&P Global Ratings in July 2026, the Government has successfully maintained Sri Lanka’s sovereign credit rating at its previous level, reflecting the country’s continued ec

The final grand procession of the 2026 Esala Perahera of the historic Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya was held last night (29), with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake joining thousands of devotees to witness the sacred

‎Para athlete Palitha Bandara won Sri Lanka’s first medal at the Commonwealth Games winning a silver in the F42-44/F61-64 category discuss throw in Glasgow. ‎An athlete trained by reputed throwing coach Pradeep Nisantha,

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and a top level BASL delegation, led by its President Rajeev Amarasuriya, met at the Justice and National Integration Ministry to discuss the proposed constitutional amendment to ext

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka, with support from the Government of Japan, inaugurated a newly constructed Port Health Office at the Port of Colombo, signaling

Residents of Myliddy have declared that they will not give up land for the Palaly Airport expansion. The declaration, according to Tamil Guardian, was made at a discussion with Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) MP S. Sri

Point Pedro Urban Council wants the government to remove two military bases in the area coming under its purview. The All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) run council recently decided to call a large-scale public protest cam

First maritime exercise since last presidential election, underway By Shamindra Ferdinando The Sri Lanka Communist Party yesterday warned that a five-day maritime exercise, involving US and Sri Lankan personnel, underway

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who was indicted on corruption charges, was released on bail by the Colombo High Court on Friday after having his fingerprints

A renewed call for integrity, excellence and solidarity within the legal profession took centre stage at a women lawyers rsquo; gathering held in Hulftsdorp last week, where Supreme Court Justice Kumuduni Wickremasinghe

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