While stating that the controversial tele-conversation of Solicitor General Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe was only part of a bigger picture, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday called for her immediate removal pending an investigation.

A-36-year old woman was killed and another woman injured after two houses were destroyed in a landslide in Wanduraba this afternoon during the heavy rains, police said.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) today issued landslide warnings in three districts as rainy conditions continued.

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Founded in 1974 by late Mrs Joan De Mel, Sri Lanka Sumithrayo is an organization that has solely dedicated themselves to providing emotional support to those in distress.

A large tortoise had been killed after it was hit by a moving vehicle outside the Speaker’s official residence in Parliyament Road yesterday.

Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake said yesterday the soldier who was seen in a CCTV video as having made a hand gesture to a mob during a violent incident that occurred in Nattanidiya in Thummodara last Monday, and was found to be not at fault.

One of the Sri Lankan bombing suspects, Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed, has previously been investigated by Australian authorities in 2014 for links to known Islamic State recruiter Neil Prakash.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen engaged in boxing practices. This is a routine in his daily regimen.

In a rare occurrence, a peahen was seen stranded outside the Criminal Investigation Department Head Office in Colombo 01 today. The bird flew from one building to another while people attempted to feed her.

A 40-year-old suspect identified as Kelum Indika Sampath alias ‘Kawma’ has been arrested while being in possession of a diamond worth more than Rs.5 billion.

Police fired tear-gas and used water cannons to disperse protesting students of the Higher National Diploma (HND) at the Lotus Roundabout a short while ago, the police said.