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Sri Lanka ratifies ILO convention on eliminating violence, harassment in workplaces

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake, has deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment ... Read More


Special traffic plan announced for visit of Indian VP

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Sri Lanka Police has announced a special traffic plan to be implemented in view of the official visit of the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan. The Indian Vice Presi... Read More


Separate incidents of violence against women trigger outrage and police action across Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Three separate incidents involving violent attacks on women have been reported from Moragahahena, Gokarella, and Ragama, prompting police investigations and multiple arrests. I... Read More


Passenger arrested with cigarettes worth over Rs. 5 mln at BIA

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A Sri Lankan passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes and e-cigarettes valued at Rs. 5.53 million into the country was arrested by Custom... Read More


Former MP Sampath Athukorala attacked with sharp weapon in Pitigala

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Former Galle District Member of Parliament representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sampath Athukorala, was injured in an attack carried using a sharp weapon in the ... Read More


72-hour detention order issued on 'Karandeniye Raju' for further investigation

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler, has confirmed that "Karandeniye Raju," an organized criminal suspect recently arrested in India... Read More


Nuwara Eliya PS chairman's bail application rejected

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has rejected the bail application of the Chairman of the Nuwara Eliya Pradeshiya Sabha, Velu Yogaraj, who is currently in remand custody over corr... Read More


Sarath Kongahage and Devapriya Abeysinghe granted bail

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- The former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sarath Kongahage and the former Director General, Devapriya Abeysinghe who were arrested by the Commission to... Read More


Indian Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from April 19 to 20, 2026. During this visit, he is expected to ... Read More


Deduru Oya drowning incident: Death toll rises to 8 as last two bodies recovered

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- Sri Lanka Police have confirmed that the recovery of the last two bodies from the Deduru Oya drowning incident has brought the death toll to eight. Earlier, six bodies-comprisi... Read More