Around 300 police officers have been suspended owing to various offenses in the past six months, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala has revealed.
31 Jul 2025 (10:43 PM)
Japan s weather office has lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier, becoming one of the last countries to rescind the emergency order after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia s Far East. MORE..
31 Jul 2025 (7:40 PM)
An individual has been arrested for the possession of a stock of over one kilogram of ICE (Crystal Methamphetamine) narcotics in Borella, police stated. MORE..
31 Jul 2025 (4:13 PM)
The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has increased to -0.3% in July 2025, compared to -0.6% in June 2025, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
31 Jul 2025 (5:26 PM)
The Supreme Court has granted permission to hear an appeal filed seeking an annulment of the ruling issued by the Court of Appeal which acquitted and released former Minister Premalal Jayasekara, who was sentenced to death for the murder of an individual during a political rally during the 2015 presidential election period. MORE..
31 Jul 2025 (8:14 PM)
The Presidents Entitlements (Repeal) Bill has been gazetted. The Bill has been drafted to revoke special privileges extended to former Presidents and their widows. MORE..
31 Jul 2025 (6:34 PM)