A son has been arrested in connection with the murder of his mother following a financial dispute, said police. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (11:03 AM)
Police have arrested the owner of the multi-day fishing vessel seized by the Sri Lanka Navy while transporting a haul of drugs in the deep sea, about 400 nautical miles south of the island. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (12:11 AM)
Reverend Father Rohan Silva has called on the government to remove Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekera, from his position in order to ensure an impartial investigation into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (9:46 AM)
Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler, has confirmed that �Karandeniye Raju,� an organized criminal suspect recently arrested in India and subsequently brought back to Sri Lanka, is currently being detained for 72 hours for further investigation. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (1:56 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya district after 1.00 pm, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (8:03 AM)
Iran has announced a partial reopening of its airspace after a seven-week hiatus because of the war, state media reported. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (2:51 PM)