A lecturer of Addalaichenai Teacher Training College in Ampara was arrested by Ampara Division’s Women and Children’s Bureau on suspicion of causing sexual harassment by showing pornographic video films to female teacher

A shortage of bitumen, used to surface roads, slowed road construction in Sri Lanka in August, according to the Central Bank’s latest construction survey.

The Government has urged the public to cut fuel consumption, avoid peak energy-demand periods and switch to more fuel-efficient vehicles, including electric vehicles, as Sri Lanka moves towards cleaner energy sources.

Police and the Urban Development Authority (UDA) have launched a joint initiative to strengthen security and maintain law and order across 24 UDA-managed housing complexes in and around Colombo.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya identified combating organised crime, curbing the drug menace and maintaining traffic discipline as the three main challenges currently facing the Sri Lanka Police

Former Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, a leading legal academic who even served as the Vice Chancellor of Colombo University, has now established a trust that will finance legal research and finance

Hawaii’s famous Hōlei Sea Arch, a 90-foot-tall (27.4m) lava rock structure that formed about 550 years ago, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean.

Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) at the Theeniyawala Aranya Senasanaya in Kalutara, Police said.

Two individuals have been arrested following a shooting incident involving officers of the Walana Anti-Vice Squad in the Maha Induruwa area of Kosgoda, Police said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has raised concerns over proposed legal amendments governing dog vaccinations, warning that the changes could have an adverse impact on Sri Lanka’s rabies control progr

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Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, who had an outstanding court warrant against him, hasContinue Reading The post Missing BBS monk Gnanasara Thera arrested by CCD appeared first

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Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala says information has been received regarding the alleged sale of narcotic pills andContinue Reading The post “Drug pills sold through pharmacies?” Deputy Minister reveals

Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has visited flydubai pilotContinue Reading The post UAE Deputy PM hails flydubai pilot for courage and care for human life

The head of Turkiye’s football refereeing body and four other officials have been placed in pretrial detention by a court as part of a corruption investigation, the state news agency Anadolu reports. Ferhat Gundogdu, hea

A car has crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle, injuring 10 people, including three children. New South Wales police said on Saturday that two of the injured – a fiv

The Jana Aragala Movement (People’s Struggle) held a protest march in Colombo on Saturday (Oct. 3), calling for the withdrawalContinue Reading The post Jana Aragala Movement stages Colombo protest over tax policies appea

Polls have opened in Latvia for an election taking place against the backdrop of perceived security threats from Russia and a nationwide cost-of-living squeeze. Saturday’s vote is the first electoral test for Prime Minis

Rapid half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma  and Tilak Verma at either end of their innings set India up to defend their Asian Games men’s gold with a 19 run win over Pakistan in Nisshin. The final pitted a full-strength I

The Committee on Public Finance has approved the 2027 budget estimates of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery orContinue Reading The post CIABOC 2027 Budget estimates receive COPF approval appeared first

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In a game dictated by bowlers, Tharindu Ratnayake’s counter-attacking 65 became a big difference as Sri Lanka downed Bangladesh to secure the bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026. Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 54 for

The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressures that have caused prices to skyrocket. The group of advanced economies, including the US, said the move would include a

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 03 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 03 October 2026 by the Department of  Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the ear

The Frontline Socialist Party-backed People’s Struggle Movement is set to stage a protest march in Colombo today (03) against what it describes as the growing tax burden on the public and the rising cost of living. The o

The Colombo High Court yesterday postponed the trial in the case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The case was taken up before Colo

A contingent of the Sri Lanka Army, comprising 20 officers and 55 other ranks, participated in the combined military exercise ‘Wolverine Path II–2026’, conducted with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Vladivo

The Free Trade Zone Manufacturers’ Association (FTZMA) yesterday urged the Government to offer non-resident shareholders a tax credit equal to the 15% dividend tax if they reinvest profits in Sri Lanka. The proposal was

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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