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)
The Department of Irrigation says that water levels in several river basins, which had previously risen due to heavy rainfall, are now showing a decline following the reduction in rainfall over the past 24 hours. MORE..
14 May 2026 (11:40 AM)
Level 2 landslide warnings have been issued to several areas of three districts owing to the prevailing heavy rainfall conditions across the country. MORE..
14 May 2026 (4:10 PM)
An official attached to the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over an alleged financial fraud linked to the installation of a software system. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:46 PM)
The Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) today (14) staged a protest demanding that the controversial Malwana property, widely known as an ownerless estate, be handed over for public use, including for universities. MORE..
14 May 2026 (4:21 PM)
Police have obtained a 72-hour detention order for Ousmand Gunasekara, alias �Gampaha Ousmand�, who was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of organised criminal figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, according to the Police Spokesman. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:44 PM)