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Suspect arrested for sharp weapon attack in Medawachchiya

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Police in Medawachchiya have arrested a suspect involved in an incident where a salon owner was attacked with a sharp weapon after the suspect entered the shop in the Medawachchi... Read More


Property acquired through drug trafficking seized

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued an order to seize a two-storey house and land located in the Katuwala area for a period of seven days, after it was revealed that ... Read More


Man drowns and disappears in reservoir

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- A man has gone missing after drowning in the Naabada Wewa reservoir in the Ganewewa area of the Nikaweratiya police division, police said. Police lifeguard officers and local re... Read More


'Delayed justice is painful,' Manori Sallay writes to Bishops

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Manori Sallay, wife of the former head of the State Intelligence Service, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, sent a letter to all bishops of the Catholic Bishops' Conference, i... Read More


Six nabbed after assault on Police OIC and officers at Kotagala wedding brawl

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- A clash between two groups at a wedding hall in Kotagala, Hatton, this afternoon (17) led to an attack on police officers, including the Officer-in-Charge of the Dimbula Patana P... Read More


Catholic Church denies influencing top police appointments

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Catholic Church, announcing a clarification, denied that the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, has requested the appointment of Ravi Seneviratne o... Read More


Court to hear Gotabaya Rajapaksa's petition tomorrow

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Court of Appeal today (17) ordered that the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with investigations in... Read More


Yoshitha brought to court

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over a corruption-related case, was brought to the Colombo Chi... Read More


192 Assistant Postmasters appointed tomorrow

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Sri Lanka Postal Department will issue permanent appointments to 192 acting Assistant Postmasters tomorrow (18) at the Colombo Central Post Office, the Ministry of Health and... Read More


Activist group warns over $808mn Balance of Payments discrepancy

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The activist group, Dinana Dakuna Collective, has expressed serious concern over recent clarifications provided by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka regarding a discrepancy of USD 80... Read More