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Suspect arrested for aiding attempted shooting of 'podi patti'

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A suspect who aided and abetted the attempted shooting of 'Podi Patti', the brother of an alleged organised criminal 'Loku Patti', is in custody. The Police Media Spokesperson'... Read More


Suspect remanded for brutal broomstick attack on woman

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A suspect connected to a social media video showing a woman being brutally attacked with a broomstick is in remand custody until the 24th of this month. The Police Media Spokes... Read More


Private bus seized for operating without permits

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Central Province Transport Authority officials took a private bus into custody today (18) for transporting passengers between Nuwara Eliya and Kandy without valid permits. The ... Read More


Body of youth who jumped into sea during police raid recovered

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The body of a youth who disappeared after jumping into the sea during a special police operation at the Beruwala Fisheries Harbour was recovered this morning (18). Beruwala po... Read More


Special trains deployed for passengers returning after the New Year

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A special train service is in operation for people returning from their hometowns after the New Year. Sri Lanka Railways states that this service is available for today (18) an... Read More


26 drowning deaths reported since April 12

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Twenty-six people died due to drowning from the 12th of this month to the present. Two deaths were reported yesterday (17) from two areas of the island. A 55-year-old resident... Read More


22-year-old stabbed to death

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A man was killed with a sharp weapon in the Paranakade area of the Weligama police division last night (17). Weligama police state that the victim was a 22-year-old resident of... Read More


QR system for petrol vehicles to resume

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The temporary relief provided to petrol vehicles allowing fuel purchases without a QR code will end tonight (18) at midnight, according to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. Fol... Read More


Thundershowers expected in several provinces today

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Showers or thundershowers are expected in several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Southern provinces, as well as the Nuwara Eliya district, after 1:00 p.m. today (18), ... Read More


SJB labels resignations as a "staged drama" to mask massive coal scam

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) claims that the resignations of the Minister of Energy and the Ministry Secretary are merely another "staged drama" by the government to suppres... Read More