Police have been granted permission to detain for a period of seven days and question two of the four suspects arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a youth in Kahawatta. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (6:26 PM)
Two individuals have died in separate road accidents reported in Kekirawa and Nochchiyagama yesterday, police stated. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (12:44 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has granted bail to Hasitha Roshan, a Constable attached to Athurugiriya Police, who was remanded in custody on suspicion of involvement in the murder of notorious drug trafficker and criminal gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as "Ganemulla Sanjeewa," inside the Hulftsdorp Court. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (7:54 PM)
The Attorney General s Department today (16) informed the Colombo High Court that the incumbent Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Shani Abeysekara, has been named as a witness in the case concerning the alleged abduction and forced disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (9:05 PM)
Israel s military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus and government forces in southern Syria on Wednesday, as deadly sectarian fighting in the mostly Druze province of Suweida continued for a fourth day. MORE..
17 Jul 2025 (8:25 AM)
A huge fire has consumed the main stage of Belgium s world-famous Tomorrowland festival, days ahead of its planned opening on Friday. MORE..
17 Jul 2025 (8:07 AM)