The United Kingdom (UK) has updated its travel advice for Sri Lanka based on the latest travel alert issued by the U.S. Embassy regarding potential threats in the Arugam Bay area. MORE..
23 Oct 2024 (2:20 PM)
The Negombo High Court has sentenced 10 foreigners, including 9 Iranians and a Pakistani national, to life imprisonment for the possession and smuggling of 146 kg of heroin in 2016.
23 Oct 2024 (2:53 PM)
A person was injured in a shooting incident at the Ratmalana railway yard in the early hours of today (23). MORE..
23 Oct 2024 (10:01 AM)
The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (22) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. MORE..
22 Oct 2024 (8:16 PM)
In connection with the official statement by Sri Lanka Police regarding the possible threat of attacks against foreign tourists in Arugam Bay, the Russian Embassy in Colombo has requested Russian citizens in Sri Lanka to remain vigilant and to avoid large gatherings. MORE..
23 Oct 2024 (3:21 PM)
A male student has reportedly fallen to his death from an upper floor of the C.W.W. Kannangara Hostel at the University of Kelaniya, said Police. MORE..
23 Oct 2024 (10:25 AM)