The total number of grave crimes has decreased by 24% in the past month following the deployment of 60% of police officers for patrolling in each police station island-wide in parallel to the ‘Yukthiya Operation,’ the latest statistics revealed.

Traffic fines have been issued to more than 4,500 motorists who violated traffic rules, identified through the CCTV system in Colombo.

Incident believed to have occurred in 2019 or 2020, gained attention after video footage circulated on social media

Several countries are currently working together to file cases in the relevant countries and international courts under the universal jurisdiction against the military leaders of Sri Lanka who were found to have committed war crimes,

Sri Lanka seeks diplomatic engagement since matter has bilateral implications

The alleged physical fisticuffs between MPs Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Gunathilaka Rajapaksha is being converted into a legal battle, with the former slated to file a defamation case against his colleague. MP A

The Ministry of Public Security said that the police will seek a court order for the arrest of Assistant Superintendent of Police Sanjeeva Mahanama, who has been accused of shooting at the vehicle of actor turned MP Uddika Premarat

Two suspects arrested, backhoe machine seized

Ordered to publish an apology in a national newspaper

Petitioner alleges that Hirunika made a statement to the media regarding the order of the Magistrate in granting bail to him

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who was arrested over the import of substandard Immunoglobulin injections, was further remanded until June 28 by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court. The former Health Mini

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest report on Sri Lanka has proposed an imputed rental income tax from owner-occupied and vacant residential property to be introduced by April 1, 2025, with an exemption thresho

This historic endeavour entails traversing the treacherous waters between Dhanushkodi in India to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, spanning a distance of 32 kilometres. The Palk Strait, with its unpredictable currents and challenging conditions, poses

Senior print and electronic media journalist and Nuwara-Eliya District correspondent Douglas Nanayakkara was felicit

The Buttala Police arrested three suspects involved in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl, who was held in an underground bunker.

Verité Research’s annual evaluation has shed light on the state of budget proposals in Sri Lanka, revealing that 89% of the highest-value expenditure proposals from the 2023 budget lacked progress information, amounting to a total of LKR 43.8 bill

The wasp nests in the Nine Arch Bridge in Ella that posed a danger to tourists was removed yesterday and steps were taken to prevent rebuilding of wasp nests in the bridge and the surrounding area. The Nine Arch Bridge is one of the main tourist attr

The incident involving the shooting at the vehicle of actor-turned-politician Uddika Premaratne’ near his residence in Anuradhapura was allegedly orchestrated by the actor himself and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Police Media Spokesman DI

In another landmark judgement, the Colombo District Court has recently recognized the validity of a marriage annulment decree issued by the Melbourne Federal Court in Australia for a marriage contracted in Sri Lanka.

A group of retired Inspector General of Police (IGP) and retired Senior DIGs yesterday voiced their disapproval of the decision made by former Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne and former Director of Criminal Investigation Department former SSP Shani Abeys

Sri Lanka has witnessed a staggering 150 elephant deaths within the last five months due to an array of tragic causes, reflecting the escalating conflict between humans and wildlife.

The National People’s Power (NPP) would bring in a new Constitution under its rule, which would incorporate a lasting solution to the national issue agreed by all parties, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said yesterday.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the actions and responses of Sri Lanka’s intelligence and security authorities in relation to the April 21, 2019 bombings yesterday.

In the wake of recent sentiments expressed by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), the Health Ministry and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) are keen to address concerns over the influx of substandard beauty product

A fraud involving Rs. 01mln of montly charity allowances payable to elders and the invalids by the Anamaduwa Divisional Secretariat has come to light and is now being investigated by Public Administration Ministry.

A private bus on Padukka- Pettah route that ran out of control had crashed into the Makumbura Multimodal Centre in Kottawa causing injuries to five individuals. Extensive damage had been caused to the building and the bus as well.

A collision between a van and a passenger bus in the Wegama area has left three members of a family dead and several others injured.

A 17-year-old schoolgirl had died of electrocution after cutting the plug of the wire connected to the sewing motor and trying to get an electrical connection in an unsafe manner at her house in Piliyandala.

The atmosphere for the operation of the NGOs (non-governmental organizations) has improved in Sri Lanka in 2024 compared to the previous years, a report says.

Nationals People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday met people’s representatives of the North including TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran and Mavai Senathirajah at the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) office in Jaffna.