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Wickramasinghe takes charge as new Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army

Srilanka, Feb. 11 -- Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe of the Gajaba Regiment formally assumed duties as the 66th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army at the Army Headquarters. Born on June 6, 19... Read More


Sajith criticises government's handling of power outages

Srilanka, Feb. 11 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa criticised the government's response to the recent power outages, claiming that the ongoing electricity disruptions result from a fragile nation... Read More


Fugitive constable's parents arrested

Srilanka, Feb. 11 -- The parents of a police constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station, who fled to Dubai, after escaping with a T-56 firearm and 30 rounds of ammunition, have been arrest... Read More


FCID gets new Senior DIG and DIG

Srilanka, Feb. 10 -- Senior DIG K.V.D.A.J. Karavita has been transferred from the Senior DIG Community Police, Tourism and Investment to Senior DIG of the Criminal Investigation and Financial Crimes I... Read More


Four dead, 25 injured in bus collision at Kurunegala

Srilanka, Feb. 10 -- Four people have reportedly died in a tragic accident involving two passenger buses in the Thorayaya area of Kurunegala. The incident occurred when one bus collided with the rea... Read More


Teacher, partner arrested for kidnapping and attacking deputy principal

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- A couple, including a teacher, has been arrested for abducting and assaulting a deputy principal of a school in Biyagama. According to the police, the suspects forced the victim ... Read More


Police reveal charges against three suspects repatriated from Dubai

Sri Lanka, Feb. 7 -- Colombo, Feb 07 (Daily Mirror) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers today repatriated three wanted criminals including Nadakandage Upali alias ' Rotumba Upali' f... Read More


US begins deportation of illegal immigrants

Srilanka, Feb. 6 -- The United States has started deporting migrants who entered the country illegally, with more than 3,000 Sri Lankans among the over 1.4 million individuals scheduled for removal un... Read More


Cabinet approves Lufthansa Technik for SriLankan Airlines engine repairs

Srilanka, Feb. 5 -- The Cabinet has approved awarding the contract for repairing CFM 56-5B engines of SriLankan Airlines to Lufthansa Technik (LHT)/Hamburg for four years. CFM56-5B engines, typically... Read More


Brigadier Waruna Gamage appointed new Director of Army Media

Srilanka, Feb. 5 -- Brigadier Waruna Gamage has been appointed as the new Director of Media and Psychological Operations of the Sri Lanka Army today. Meanwhile, former Director of Media Rohan Medagod... Read More