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)
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)
Some passengers have disembarked from a cruise ship after being held in France following a norovirus outbreak. MORE..
14 May 2026 (7:49 AM)
China s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:41 PM)
The term of office of the National Police Commission is scheduled to end tomorrow (15), with the commission s final meeting scheduled to take place today (14). MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:37 PM)