Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Opposition Members of Parliament arrived in the parliamentary chamber wearing black bands to protest the failure to prevent the clash that broke out at the Negombo prison. Opposi... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- A businessman was remanded until 10 July by the Homagama Magistrate's Court after being arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption yesterday (7... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Previous governments constructed expressways by obtaining billions in foreign loans, but the current administration develops the road network using fair tax revenues collected fro... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Profound sorrow surrounds the outbreak of violence at Negombo Prison this week, which took at least 27 lives and left over 100 individuals injured. The United Nations Resident Co... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Profound concern regarding the tragic incidents at Negombo Prison between 5th and 7th July 2026 was expressed by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). The events reportedly re... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The final rites for Welikada Prison Chief Jailor S.H.G Chandravansha, who died during a clash at the Negombo Prison, are scheduled to take place at the Talahena public cemetery to... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The Kandy Esala procession, considered the great cultural festival of the Sinhalese, will commence on August 13, following the planting of 'Kap' at the four major Devalayas during... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The heat index, which measures the temperature felt by the human body, is expected to rise to an advisory level in certain areas of the Batticaloa, Ampara, and Monaragala district... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Darshima Premaratne ordered the release on bail of four employees of a sugar company in Kelaniya, who were alleged to have stored over 4,250 tonnes o... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Prison Officers' Union has requested the Commissioner General of Prisons to conduct the funeral rites of the seven fellow prison officers, who were killed during the Negombo P... Read More