Sri Lanka, July 28 -- A stock of foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth Rs. 50 million was seized by the Central Intelligence Unit of the Sri Lanka Customs today at the Bandaranaike International Airpo... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 28 -- Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with an investigation into a kidnapping incident in the ... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 28 -- A man has been arrested for killing and skinning a fishing cat which is an animal classified as highly protected within the Karawilagala area of the Pallekele Sanctuary in Kahall... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 28 -- A broker was arrested today by the Bribery Commission while accepting a bribe near the Department of Motor Traffic in Narahenpita. The suspect was caught during a raid while rec... Read More
Colombo, July 27 -- Kaduwela Police have arrested 21 youths during a raid on a hotel party organized through Facebook in the Weliwita area. The raid was carried out following a tip-off, and police se... Read More
Colombo, July 27 -- The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) rescued two fishermen after their vessel capsized in rough seas off the southern coast near Mirissa today. The fishermen, aged 35 and 63, had depa... Read More
Colombo, July 27 -- Sri Lanka has welcomed over 1.3 million tourists so far this year, according to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). As of now, a total of 1,313,232 fore... Read More
Colombo, July 27 -- Sri Lanka Police have refuted social media claims that security provided to a senior Buddhist monk in the Eastern Province had been withdrawn. In a statement, police clarified tha... Read More
Colombo, July 27 -- Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka this morning (27) at the Presidential Secretariat, before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. J... Read More
Colombo, July 27 -- While alleging that certain interested organisations are trying to legalise gay marriages in Sri Lanka, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said such marriages are not a... Read More