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Janith Madushanka, alias "Podi Lassie", a Sri Lankan underworld figure and alleged drug kingpin wanted by police in connection with several murders, is scheduled to be brought to the island tomorrow (27) morning, more than a year after his arrest in India. MORE..
26 Feb 2026 (9:14 PM)
The Colombo High Court has ordered the further hearing of evidence in the corruption case filed by the Bribery Commission against former Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne to be called on March 24. MORE..
27 Feb 2026 (2:29 PM)
The Court of Appeal has decided to uphold the death sentence imposed on the defendant, Jayasingam Rajeev, alias "Sudakaran," dismissing an appeal he had filed against the sentence handed down by the Colombo High Court for the possession and trafficking of 2.53 grams of heroin. MORE..
27 Feb 2026 (2:27 PM)
The owner of the house that allegedly provided shelter to the second shooter involved in the recent shooting and killing of a lawyer and his wife at a supermarket s parking lot in Akuregoda has been arrested. MORE..
27 Feb 2026 (12:02 AM)
Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan s government spokesperson said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours that made a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky. MORE..
27 Feb 2026 (8:37 AM)
Janith Madhusankha, alias "Podi Lassie" a high-profile alleged drug trafficker wanted by police in connection with multiple homicides who was arrested in India and brought back to Sri Lanka early this morning (27), has been handed over to the Galle District Crimes Division for further investigation. MORE..
27 Feb 2026 (1:06 PM)