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Elderly couple drugged, robbers flee with gold

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- A three-member organised robbery gang, including a woman, allegedly posed as prospective homebuyers, rendered a retired Railway Department driver's assistant and his wife unconsci... Read More


Case filed against CMC over alleged VAT evasion

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue has filed a case before the Colombo Magistrate's Court seeking an order to recover Rs. 1,034 million in Value Added Tax (VAT), which is ... Read More


19 injured after bus carrying garment workers veers off road

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- 19 individuals sustained injuries after a bus transporting garment factory workers veered off the road and overturned into a paddy field in the Kalaeliowita area on the Kahathuduw... Read More


Special advisory issued to control enteroviral meningitis

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health issued a special set of guidelines last weekend to all health sectors and institutions regarding the control, prevention, preparedn... Read More


Hidden T-56 weapon unearthed in forest reserve raid

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- A modern T-56 assault rifle, which had been coated with grease, wrapped in polythene and buried, has been recovered by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) from the Somawathiya reserv... Read More


Party secretaries can't decide election dates: Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa said that it is not political party secretaries who decide the date of elections, bu... Read More


Man arrested transporting 'Ice' worth over Rs. 300K

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Following a lengthy investigation into a three-wheeler theft reported on May 15 in Maligawatta, The Police have arrested a key suspect involved in both three-wheeler thefts and dr... Read More


People must be aware of country's challenges: Sajith

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that Sri Lanka is currently facing significant challenges and pressures, and citizens must have a realistic and truthful understanding of t... Read More


Showers in several provinces today..

SriLanka, May 24 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times today (24) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts, the ... Read More


China's wartime bonded warehouses in Sri Lanka played a decisive role

Sri Lanka, May 24 -- Bonded warehouses established by China in Sri Lanka during the final phase of the conflict enabled immediate access to military supplies and played a decisive role in the country'... Read More