The four accused in the case over the shooting to death of three persons and injuring 45 others during a protest by villagers demanding clean drinking water at Rathupaswala in 2013, have been acquitted by the Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar. MORE..
17 May 2024 (3:22 PM)
The resumption of the passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and the Kankesanthurai region near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka has been delayed again for an indefinite period, Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has said. MORE..
16 May 2024 (11:16 PM)
Nine Pakistani nationals, who were arrested on charges of smuggling a large cache of drugs, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Colombo High Court. MORE..
17 May 2024 (12:06 PM)
The officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have arrested two Sri Lankan passengers who were in possession of 1,083 mobile phones and 200 high-capacity pen drives, which had not been declared. MORE..
17 May 2024 (2:06 PM)
The Department of Examination has commenced an investigation related to an incident where a group of students had not received a section of the Geography question paper during the 2023 (2024) G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination. MORE..
17 May 2024 (10:46 AM)
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Ashley de Silva today issued a clarification regarding the matter pertaining to the visa application submitted by Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis in order to take part in the upcoming ICC Men s T20 World Cup in the US. MORE..
17 May 2024 (5:04 PM)