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Police Sergeant arrested for raping own daughter

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- A Police Sergeant arrested by Dambagalla Police on suspicion of rape of his elder daughter was produced before Siyambalanduwa Magistrate and remanded till July 15. He has been i... Read More


Ceylon Newspapers' writ against arrests fixed for hearing

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- A writ petition filed by Ceylon Newspapers (Private) Limited seeking an order preventing the police from arresting its Chairman, former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, as w... Read More


Coming two weeks extremely critical as Dengue cases surge, warns expert

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- With dengue cases continuing to rise across the country, medical experts have warned that the next two weeks will be extremely critical in preventing a further escalation of the ... Read More


Underground chamber found under the school turns out to be neighbour's garage

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- A large underground chamber, accidentally uncovered during a dengue prevention drive at a school in Gampola town, has turned out to be a garage and storage room belonging to a ho... Read More


President AKD expresses condolences on death of Qatar's Father Emir

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed his condolences over the passing of Qatar's Father Emir, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. In a message posted on ... Read More


University of Visual and Performing Arts reopens

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The University of the Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo resumed its academic activities today (13) after the institution was temporarily closed for nearly two weeks due to a ... Read More


Fire reported at Kalutara District Secretariat

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- A fire was reported at the Kalutara District Secretariat this afternoon (13), with emergency services swiftly responding to the incident. Preliminary information suggests the bl... Read More


Breaking Down the Israel-Iran Conflict: What We Know So Far - Day 135

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- More than four months after the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, the fragile peace agreement that halted more than 100 days of war is on the ve... Read More


Sri Lanka's oldest woman passes away at 114

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Punchage Kalumenike, a resident of Sangili Kanadarawa in the Anuradhapura District, who was widely recognized as one of Sri Lanka's oldest living women, has passed away at the ag... Read More


Budget 2027 to be presented on November 12

Srilanka, July 12 -- The Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the 2027 fiscal year is scheduled to be presented in Parliament on November 12. According to the Ministry of Finance, preparation... Read More