The officers of the Narcotics Control Unit at Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have arrested a female passenger at the green channel who had arrived from Malaysia with a stock of narcotic substances identified as Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice). MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (11:06 AM)
The Department of Meteorology warns that heavy showers of about 100 mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-Central, Uva provinces and in Kurunegala district today (05). MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (10:03 AM)
The Chairman of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka R.M.A.L. Rathnayake states that the 2024 General Election will be held on 14 November 2024 as scheduled, as the petition challenging the election date was dismissed by the Supreme Court without taking into consideration. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (11:22 AM)
Former Minister Johnston Fernando has withdrawn the writ petition filed on his behalf with the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his arrest. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (5:00 PM)
The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence given to former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who was found guilty of the charges of obtaining a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman after promising employment. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (4:13 PM)
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a person who is suspected to have circulated a doctored image of a fake currency note of the Rs. 5,000 denomination featuring an image of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on it. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (2:12 PM)