At least 11 civilians were killed Thursday when Thailand and Cambodia exchanged airstrikes, rockets and artillery fire, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (5:18 PM)
A Sub-Inspector attached to the Kompannavidiya Police Station was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) near the Fort Magistrate s Court premises for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000.
24 Jul 2025 (6:28 PM)
A Russian passenger aircraft crashed in the Amur region near the China border on Thursday. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (2:04 PM)
The debate on the resolution for the removal of suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon from office, under Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, is scheduled to be held in Parliament on August 05. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (7:27 PM)
A 28-year-old Chinese national suspected of involvement in an international cybercrime ring was arrested by the Border Surveillance Unit of the Department of Immigration and Emigration upon his arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (5:21 PM)
A health administrative officer escaped unharmed after an assailant s gun failed to fire adjacent to the S. de S. Jayasinghe grounds in Dehiwala this morning, police stated. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (12:08 PM)