Posted by col3neg on 16 Jun 2017 (7:12 PM). Hosted on the Internet.
The Colombo High Court today (14) rejected a preliminary objection raised by the defence in a case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, thereby allowing the trial to proceed. MORE..
14 May 2026 (1:55 PM)
Ousmand Gunasekara, alias Gampaha Ousmand , has been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of notorious underworld figure and organised criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias Ganemulla Sanjeewa , and for allegedly supplying firearms used to carry out the murder. MORE..
14 May 2026 (8:22 AM)
A red warning for heavy rains in several areas of the country has been issued by the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:00 PM)
The Department of Meteorology stated that the highest rainfall recorded in the country during the 24-hour period from 8.30 a.m. yesterday to 8.30 a.m. today (14) was reported from Puttalam, which received 256.2 mm of rainfall.
14 May 2026 (11:50 AM)
A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian territorial waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:32 PM)
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met Thursday in Beijing for a high-stakes summit, with trade and the Iran war expected to dominate the agenda. MORE..
14 May 2026 (9:43 AM)