Bomb hoax lead to security beef up in and around Ruwanweliseya premises

Security in and around Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura was beefed up yesterday afternoon on an anonymous call that an individual was preparing to launch a bomb attack.

INSS Director General calls for stronger regional cooperation and the EU’s role in resilience at COSATT in Kathmandu

Colonel Nalin Herath, Director General of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), recently concluded a significant visit to Nepal, where he engaged with scholars, policymakers, and thought leaders on pressing regional issues, including climate security and geopolitical resilience in South Asia. His visit, from March 30 to April 1, 2025,

Sri Lankan Community in Kenya Rings in the New Year with Culture, Unity, and Pride

The Sri Lankan community in Kenya came together in joyous celebration yesterday at the Nairobi Sikh Club, marking the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in a vibrant and culturally rich gathering organised by the Sri Lankan Association of Kenya.

GCE Advanced Level Top performers in Maths and Arts

A student of Gampaha Bandaranaike Maha Vidyalaya Ransara Kumarage is the first in the island in the Mathematics stream at the GCE (Advanced Level ) Examination this year,.

Local bodies should be allowed to play a role in maintaining law and order : Sajith

A system where local government bodies could get involved with the police and security forces will be an effective move to maintain law and order, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said over the weekend.

More than 800 acres of paddy in danger

More than 800 acres of paddy on the verge of harvest has been endangered with crop devastation due to the flood threat in Mahawewa.

Woman under warrant turns quack

A woman under arrest warrant for evading court was arrested by the Ratnapura police while she was functioning as a doctor. The Ratnapura Division Crime Investigation Unit had carried out the raid on a house in Ratnapura town on information from the public and arrested the suspect.

President pledges international cricket stadium in the North

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that an international cricket stadium would be constructed in the north.

KDU Student falls to death from the rampart at Galle

A student from the Kotalawala Defence Univerisity had fallen down the Galle Rampart and died. The victim Thawalama Gamage Janith Chandrapala (21) was a resident of Hapugala in Wakwella.

Acting IGP assigns CID officers to support probe into Deshabandu Tennakoon

The Acting Inspector General of Police has appointed four officers, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to assist the three-member committee investigating suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.

All Island Buddha Sasana Council donates Rs. 45 million to Myanmar hit by earthquake

All Island Buddha Sasana Council of Sri Lanka (AIBSCSL) donated Rs.45 million for the benefit of people in Myanmar affected by the recent earthquake, according to a statement signed by its General Secretary Ven. Mugunuwela

Kandy girls High School OGA holds AGM

Kandy Girls High School OGA (Colombo Branch) held the Annual General Meeting on 22nd March 2025 at Mandarina Hotel , Colombo 3. Pictured here are the new committee members. Pic by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Dayasiri calls for Public Security Minister to resign

Highlighting that the recent spate of killings is clear evidence that Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has failed in his duties to maintain law and order, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera called for the

Exposition of Sacred tooth relic Proper planning would have avoided havoc: Opposition politician

Proper planning with regard to the exposition of the sacred tooth relic in Kandy would have avoided havoc experienced by the devotees and littering while effective planning would have also saved the lives of four devotees

Another suspect in Middeniya triple murder arrested

Another suspect wanted in connection with the triple murder on February 18, at Middeniya was arrested in the early hours of last morning at Katunayake International Airport.

We don’t accept FBI conclusion: Catholic Church Spokesman

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka does not have much to say about the conclusion which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that Zahran Hashim was the master mind behind the bomb attacks on Easter Sunday 2019 as it

SL to reach bilateral trade agreement with USA

Sri Lanka and the United States agreed to continue discussions on reciprocal tariff with the objective of finalising a bilateral trade agreement between the two countries, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Stock of mobile phones and computers found at BIA

A consignment of mobile phones and Tab computers valued more than Rs.30milllion had been left unclaimed at the Katunayake Duty free Shopping Complex in the early hours of last morning.

CID Probes Possible Complicity of Railway Officials in Ella Odyssey Ticket Scam

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that it is closely analyzing telephone records and financial transactions as part of ongoing investigations into the alleged Ella

Man sentenced to death for killing woman, hiding body in travel bag

The Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced a man to death for the chilling murder of a woman whose body was found concealed in a travel bag—an incident that sent shockwaves across the country back in 2015.

Indian passenger from Bangkok nabbed with Rs.53Mn worth Kush

Sri Lanka Customs making yet another crucial detection in its combat against drug trafficking throughout the island arrested an Indian national returning from Thailand with Cannabis variety ‘Kush’ worth over Rs.53 million yesterday.

Feb 9 islandwide power outage caused by low system stability

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has confirmed that the primary cause of the nationwide power outage on February 9, 2025, was low system stability, technically referred to as low ‘system inertia’, resulting from an exceptionally high contribution of solar photovoltaic (PV) power at the time.

Body of youth allegedly killed in Police custody exhumed

The body of 25-year-old Nimesh Sathsara of Migahakiula, who is suspected to have died due to a police assault, was exhumed yesterday in the presence of Badulla Magistrate Nujith De Silva.

Thousands throng in Kandy...

Thousands of devotees thronged Kandy for the sixth consecutive day to venerate and pay their respects to the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Shani Abeysekara’s appointment to probe Easter attack is against standard practice –Fmr Minister

In response to the appointment of Senior Superintendent of Police Shani Abeysekara to the committee investigating the Presidential Commission of Inquiry report on the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks,

Man dies while waiting in queue to worship Sacred Tooth Relic

A person died yesterday due to a suspected heart attack while waiting for several days in a queue for the Sacred Tooth Relic exposition in Kandy at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Kandy police said.

Documents linked to SL inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register

Several documents linked to Sri Lanka have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

India’s consent required to disclose MoUs - Cabinet Spokesman

The government will present in Parliament all seven memoranda of understanding signed with India recently and that it will take some time as consent of both parties are needed to reveal some of the information, Cabinet Spokesman Dr.

Police dive into 67,000 pages Easter Sunday attack Commission report

Sri Lanka Police have appointed a four-member committee to study the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, which spans approximately 66,000 to 67,000 pages, police said.

Artifact stolen from Martin Wickramasinghe Foundation recovered

The Cinnamon Gardens Police informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali that they have identified the suspect who stole a gold-plated model ship from the Martin Wickramasinghe Foundation Museum in Kurunduwatta.