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Police arrest 7,316 Sri Lankans for alleged non-compliance of quarantine regulations

Rohana said in a statement that 351 people were arrested in raids conducted yesterday

May 10, 2021 2 min read

Employees holding Sri Lanka State Engineering Corporation chairman hostage

The chairman's office on the sixth floor of the building has been surrounded by employees, a spokesman said.

April 29, 2021 1 min read

Jaffna mayor arrested for promoting LTTE "police" uniform: Police

Jaffna Mayor Visvalingam Manivannan was taken into custody this morning by the Jaffna police on charges of promoting uni...

April 9, 2021 3 min read

Young Journalists renew appeal to safeguard poet Ahnaf Jazeem

The Young Journalists Association (YJA) is renewing its appeal to the authorities to intervene in the case of young Poet...

March 31, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka court travel ban won't bar state minister from traveling abroad-lawyer

Sri Lanka lawmakers cannot hold duel citizenship after the recent constitutional amendment

Sri Lanka business chambers call to cancel Nov. 2 protest amid growing public anger

Chambers say protests may adversely impact economy, tourism

Dambulla Mayor arrested for violating rules on public events

Police today arrested the Mayor of the ancient city of Dambulla and produced him before a Magistrate for organizing a pu...

March 20, 2020 2 min read

No arrest but no bail either for RaviK and Bonds Scam accused

The Writ Petition filed by Perpetual Treasuries head Arjun Aloysius, former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and two o...

March 14, 2020 2 min read
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Ravi and Arjun mark their attendance in Magistrate's court

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Perpetual Treasuries head Arjun Aloysius and two others were ordered by the C...

March 13, 2020 1 min read

MR discusses Easter Sunday attack probe with Cardinal

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Bishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith have met and discussed the current s...

March 12, 2020 1 min read

Five students being questioned over alleged ragging incident at J'pura

Five students of the Sri Jayawardenapura University have been taken in for questioning by the Mirihana Police over the a...

March 11, 2020 1 min read

Student in intensive care after an alleged ragging incident

The University Grants Commission has called for an investigation after a freshman student at the Shri Jayawardhanapura U...

March 10, 2020 1 min read

Arrest warrants issued on RaviK and 10 others

The Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake Friday issued arrest warrants against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake an...

March 6, 2020 1 min read

Former UPFA Councillor arrested and given bail over alleged rape of foreigner

ECONOMYNEXT- Former Southern Provincial Councilor Krishantha Pushpakumara and his driver who was arrested by police this...

March 6, 2020 1 min read

Ravi K says his arrest order is a "political conspiracy"

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake is calling the order to arrest him in connection with the Bonds Scam a “political co...

March 4, 2020 2 min read
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Navy's mid-sea drug bust could be worth Rs 6bn

The narcotics seized off the seas of Galle last weekend by the Sri Lanka Navy could be worth up to Rs 6,000 million, Nav...

Imesh Ranasinghe
March 4, 2020 2 min read
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Sajith wants better protection for women and children

Former Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is calling for an end to child abuse and violence against women.

March 4, 2020 1 min read

Ahimsa gets right to seek justice for her father after appeal Court decision

A San Francisco court has vacated the lower court’s ruling that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is entitled to common law...

March 3, 2020 2 min read

Attorney General directs police to arrest Ravi K and others over Bonds scam

The Attorney General Dappula de Livera has directed police to obtain warrants from court to arrest former Minister Ravi ...

March 3, 2020 1 min read

Navy nabs heroin worth more than Rs. one billion off Galle

More than a billion rupees worth of narcotics have been seized off the seas of Sri Lanka’s Southern city of Galle on S...

February 29, 2020 2 min read

Probe into Sooriyawewa fracas

A clash that had taken place between security personnel and spectators trying to get into the Sooriyawewa cricket stadiu...

February 27, 2020 2 min read

Drugs in schools: Country's biggest problem - Mahinda

Sri Lanka’s children are facing a massive issue with drug dealers targeting students near schools making the spread of...

February 27, 2020 2 min read

Use of Military Police for police services is illegal: UNP

UNP MP Ajith P Perera said that it is illegal to use Military Police to perform normal police services.

February 25, 2020 1 min read

Military Police deployed in Greater Colombo to help police control traffic

Military Policemen are deployed in Colombo and the suburbs to assist police to ease the heavy traffic congestion in the ...

February 24, 2020 1 min read

Rajakaruna appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal

The Constitutional Council (CC) approved the nomination of Senior Deputy Solicitor General R. M. Sobhitha Rajakaruna, as...

February 21, 2020 1 min read

Airbus bribery suspect sent money to Nimal Perera - State Counsel

The Fort Magistrate's court heared yesterday that the accused in the Airbus case sent cash to a man in Sri Lanka named N...

February 20, 2020 2 min read