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Court sentences two Police Sergeants to 9 years in prison

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- The Colombo High Court sentenced two Police Sergeants to nine years in prison after finding them guilty on three charges. The charges included incidents that occured after visit... Read More


Shooting in Mirissa injures one person

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Individuals arriving on a motorcycle opened fire near the Mirissa junction, injuring a person who received subsequent admission to the Matara District General Hospital. Police M... Read More


Opposition leader urges public to protect democracy and farming rights

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated during a farmers' rally in Tissamaharama that the current administration led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna President undermines natio... Read More


Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando sentenced to death.

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- The former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Hemasiri Fernando, was sentenced to death by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today (31), over multiple charges link... Read More


Prime Minister directs swift restoration of Ratmalana drainage system

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya instructed relevant authorities to promptly initiate reconstruction work on Kandawala Road in Ratmalana and its flanking drainage networks, ... Read More


Ex-IGP, defence secretary convicted in Easter attacks case

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were sentenced to death being found guilty of negligence over preventing the ... Read More


Dayasiri Jayasekara lodges complaint against judicial retirement age extension

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CAIBOC) today (31) against the Cabinet decision to... Read More


Former police chief and former defence secretary sent to prison

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Authorities transferred former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando to prison moments ago after a majority of judges on the Colombo thre... Read More


7,866 youths arrested for drug offences during nine months under 'Ratama Ekata' operation

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Police media spokesman Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wutler stated that authorities have apprehended 743 adolescents aged 14 to 18 for drug-related offences during the ... Read More


3 arrested for setting container on fire following Negombo fatal crash

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Three individuals aged 20, 25, and 26 from Dagonna and Kibulapitiya in Negombo were arrest in connection with setting fire to a container and causing property damage following a ... Read More