The side mirrors of two vehicles belonging to former Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando were removed when they were parked opposite his house at Udyana Road, Bambalapitiya, on Sunday.
Bambalapitiya police said that a police constable is on duty...
Six children and two teachers are trapped in a gondola dangling 274 metres (900 feet) above a ravine in Pakistan after a cable snapped, with an "extremely risky" helicopter rescue mission being hampered by high winds, officials said on...
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today directed the Borella Police to conclude the investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy while receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRH) due to an...
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sent a letter of demand claiming Rs. 10 billion each as damages from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam and Parliamentarian Tissa Kuttiarachchi for allegedly making a defamatory statement regarding...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg are being finalised, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday but did not give a direct reply on the possibility of a meeting between...
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on Tuesday after 15 years in exile and around 20 scrapped attempts to come home under a looming prison sentence.
"It's time for me to be with the Thai people,"...
The Colombo Crime Division has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the robbery that ran into millions of rupees at the house of a Chinese businessman at Lake Drive, Colombo 8.
The Chinese businessman is engaged in business activities in the...
Two suspects who were involved in breaking into the Maharagama Saint Mary Catholic Church six times and robbing donations and television sets were arrested today.
The suspects who broke into the church on May 30, July 24, and August 14...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is on an official visit to Singapore, had fruitful discussions with President of Singapore Halimah Yacob today covering food security, renewable energy, and regional economic cooperation, amongst others.
The Singapore President said in a note on...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has introduced numerous ordinances to Parliament within a remarkably short span of one year. Notably, he has successfully shepherded through the Parliament the most robust anti-corruption legislation in Asia, solidifying it as law and charting a...
In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that a magistrate should not make orders merely on the application of investigators. Sri Lanka’s top court further held that before acting on an application, the magistrate must be satisfied that...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe embarked on an inspection tour of the Yala
National Park on Sunday. During the visit, he highlighted the option of purchasing park tickets online for both local and foreign visitors. Acknowledging the arid climate, the President also...
