Investigations have been launched into a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows a man torturing and setting fire to a wild elephant in the Ambagahawala area of Seeppukulama, Mihintale, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (2:06 PM)
A police constable attached to the Dematagoda Police has been arrested in Dematagoda by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (12:11 PM)
A 15-hour water cut will be in effect for residents of Mahara and Gampaha from 4-00 p.m. today, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (10:27 AM)
Prison officers fired warning shots into the air after two remand inmates at the Galle Prison attempted to escape. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (3:12 PM)
A special cargo flight carrying 69,000 kilograms of disaster relief humanitarian aid, valued at around EUR 500,000, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (17) from Germany and Luxembourg. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (10:59 AM)
An individual has been hacked to death in Matugama following the escalation of a personal dispute. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (9:56 AM)