Around 80% of investigations into the incident in which a lawyer and his wife were shot and killed at a supermarket parking area in Akuregoda have been completed, police stated. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (5:05 PM)
Police have arrested a suspected contract killer who had allegedly accepted a contract to assassinate a police informantwho provided the tip-off for a large-scale narcotics seizureand to place the victim s severed head in front of the residence of ASP Rohan Olugala, who led that investigation. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (3:21 PM)
Reports indicate that the National Electricity Policy has not yet been presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:42 PM)
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Taiwan s northeastern county of Yilan on Tuesday, the island s weather administration said, with no reports of damage. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (12:48 PM)
A coalition of academics, journalists, feminist activists, and lawyers has issued a statement expressing concern over reports that former First Lady Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (1:33 PM)
Sri Lanka Railways has announced that the railway crossing on the High-Level Road near Kiriwandala Station (Mile 35, Chain 30), between Puwakpitiya and Avissawella on the Kelani Valley Railway Line, will be temporarily closed to facilitate essential repair work. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (2:50 PM)