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Police officers accused of failing to prevent Jinthupitiya shooting granted bail

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court ordered the release on bail of a Police Sergeant and a Constable who were produced before court for allegedly failing to prevent a recent shooting ... Read More


'Amber' weather advisory issued, showers above 100mm expected in parts of the island

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- An 'Amber' advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for heavy rain in the Eastern and Uva provinces and Polonnaruwa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota district... Read More


Sri Lanka-Japan export-industrial corridor mooted during high-profile meeting

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- A high-level Japanese delegation paid a courtesy call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (17) at the Presidential Secretariat. Discussions centred on strengtheni... Read More


Colombo HC sentences 'IDH Sudda' and woman to life imprisonment for drug trafficking

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The Colombo High Court has sentenced Samantha Kumara Perera, alias "IDH Sudda", a high-profile underworld operative and Prabhakaran Priyadarshani to life imprisonment. They were... Read More


Court grants permission to detain and question two brothers arrested over Akuregoda double murder

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The Kaduwela Magistrate's Court has granted permission to police to detain and question the two brothers arrested in connection with the Akuregoda double murder, until tomorrow (... Read More


President Anura Kumara leaves for India

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left the island for India to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi. President Dissanayake and the Sri Lankan delegation departed from ... Read More


Two brothers arrested over Akuregoda double murder to be produced before court

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The two brothers who were arrested in connection with the shooting and killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda are scheduled to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate's... Read More


Sri Lanka, Japan sign Economic Cooperation Agreement to boost economic relations

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- Charting a new path for economic relations between Sri Lanka and Japan, the Sri Lanka-Japan Intergovernmental Economic Policy Dialogue was held successfully. The dialogue took p... Read More


Akuregoda shooting not within a high security zone - Public Security Minister

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala stated that the area in Akuregoda, where Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawaarachchi and his wife were recently... Read More


Suspected vehicle used in Akuregoda double murder examined by forensic officers

Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- Government Analyst's Department officers this morning (17) examined the car which had been set on fire in the Agaliya area of Baddegama, Galle, and which is suspected to have bee... Read More