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Bus Drivers Granted Bail, Licenses Suspended Following Thoraya Tragedy

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- In a significant development following the fatal bus accident in Thoraya, Kurunegala-which claimed four lives and injured 24-Additional Magistrate Nuwan Kaushalya has granted bail... Read More


Defence Ministry Orders Arrests of Deserted Military Personnel

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyakontha (Retd.), Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, has ordered the arrest of all individuals who have unlawfully deserted the security forces, in... Read More


Government Considers Reinstating Death Penalty Amid Escalating Crime

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- At a special press conference held at the Government Information Department, Ravi Seneviratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, announced that the government is activ... Read More


Police Open Fire on Fleeing Vehicle in Malabe, Seize Over 2kg of Cannabis

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Police were forced to open fire on a car in Malabe after the driver ignored orders to stop, leading to the seizure of over 2 kilograms of cannabis. The incident occurred in the H... Read More


Company Fined for Fake SLS Logo, 6,800 Water Bottles Destroyed

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- The Pugoda Magistrate's Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 300,000 each on a Private Company in Pugoda,for manufacturing and distributing bottled water with a forged Sri Lanka Standa... Read More


Govt to Provide Sanitary Napkin Stipend for Schoolgirls

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has announced that all schoolgirls aged 13 and above will receive a stipend for sanitary napkins as part of the government's commitment to studen... Read More


Tipper Truck Overturns in Nanu Oya, Spilling Sand and Disrupting Traffic

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Traffic was disrupted on the Nuwara Eliya main road in Talawakele after a tipper truck transporting sand from Mahiyangana to Talawakele overturned, spilling its load across the ro... Read More


Govt Explores Tech Solutions to Prevent Train-Elephant Collisions

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Deputy Minister of Housing T.B. Sarath announced that a special program is underway to prevent wild elephants from colliding with trains along the Batticaloa-Colombo railway line.... Read More


Police Release New Photographs of Suspect in Ganemulla Sanjeewa Murder Case

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- The police have released new photographs of a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting death of organized criminal Ganemulla Sanjeewa. On the morning of February 19, Sanjeew... Read More


Multiple Measures Announced to Enhance Education in North Central Province

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with education authorities from the North Central Province to discuss significant reforms aimed at improving the region's education secto... Read More