The Supreme Court has ordered the postponement of the hearing of an appeal seeking to invalidate a Court of Appeal verdict that acquitted former Minister Premalal Jayasekara, who had previously been sentenced to death on murder charges, until September 4. MORE..
14 Feb 2026 (12:01 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a dinghy boat along with two sacks suspected to contain narcotics during a raid conducted in the seas off Mannar. MORE..
14 Feb 2026 (2:49 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern provinces and Badulla, Nuwara Eliya districts. MORE..
14 Feb 2026 (1:47 PM)
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will visit Sri Lanka from February 16 to 18, 2026, according to a top IMF official. MORE..
14 Feb 2026 (10:11 AM)
A team of officers from the Bambalapitiya Police Station arrested a suspect in possession of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice, on February 8 and produced him before the court, obtaining a detention order for further investigations. MORE..
14 Feb 2026 (1:58 PM)
Two persons engaged in labour work at the Mapitiya quarry in Liyangahawela have died today (14) after being buried under mounds of earth and rocks reportedly due to a rock blasting accident. MORE..
14 Feb 2026 (3:15 PM)