Former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara and two others arrived at the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court yesterday.They were further remanded till October 02.

The Annual General Meeting of the Field Officers of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation will be held tomorrow (19) September at the “Hotel one plus one”, Peradeniya Road, Kandy. The meeting will commence paying homage to the most sacred Toot

The showery condition over the South-Western part and in North-Western Province is expected to intensify from today (18) to the next few days, Department of Meteorology forecasts. “Heavy rainfalls

Another inmate at the Kalutara Prison has committed suicide for not being able to consume drugs bringing the total number of suicides to six within the last weeks, prison sources said. Sources sai

A man posing as a police officer was arrested by Mount Lavinia Police during a raid carried out in Attidiya. The police, on suspicion checked the man to find that he was wearing a helmet similar t

A 44-year-old wildlife field assistant was trampled to death by a wild elephant yesterday in Siyambalanduwa. The victim was part of a group of wildlife officers from the Damana Wildlife Zone that rush

Four more suspects who were wanted over the assault of a group of police officers at a raid at Atulugama in Bandaragama, were arrested in Kaltota yesterday. Police said the s

With reference to the news item carried by us on September 17, under the title ‘UNP - SJB merger possible under new leadership’, SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake sent the following clarifica

Twelve Sri Lankan nationals including five females were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers when they were attempting to travel to Canada with forged visas. Police said th

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to complete the national programme to develop 100,000 kilometres of roads by 2024, the President’s Media Division said. Speaking

The Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation said they hoped to resume rehabilitation process, especially for those addicted to drugs, which was temporarily suspended due to spread of COVID-19.

Police have arrested two close associates of notorious criminals, Wele Suda and Army Sampath in possession of heroin. Sumeera Madhusanka alias ‘Railpare Sumeera’, a close associate of c

The Government is planning to bring down the number of road accidents to zero by 2030, Transport Minister Gamini Lokuge said. He said so while addressing an event organised by the National Council for Road Safety at the Transport Ministry, to hand

I am studying whether the Provincial Councils are a burden to the Government and whether the system should be abolished, Provincial Councils & Local Government State Minister Dr. Sarath Weerasekera said “We will have to

After receiving the reliable intelligence information from a foreign counterpart on April 20, 2019, about imminent coordinated terror attacks, former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena called Chief of National Intelli

While saying that people have taken the COVID-19 safety guideline for granted, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera urged people to comply with COVID-19 regulations until risk factors are

The Education Ministry will print 13,890,000 copies of school text books in 106 subjects and related categories to be distributed among 4.2 million students in 2021 at a cost of Rs. 1.094 billion, Ca

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has approved the construction of a slipway in Beruwala to enable the launch of large vessels, the President’s Media Division said. He had given the approval at a meeting held to discuss the future plans of the State

Youths in our country have talents and skills for inventions, new creations and new products but they lack financial backing and support to make their inventions and products commercially viable, Science, Technology and Research State Minister, Dr. S

The Ratmalana Aiport will be used for flight operations with the Maldives and some destinations in the southern parts of India, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday. He said

The excellent heath care system of the country has helped to successfully control Covid- 19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. Hence, the government is fully committed to protect and further develop the free health service of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Mahinda R

A Research Book “Tabloid Paththara” compiled by journalist Ajantha Kumara Agalakada will be launched on September 20 at 3.00 p.m. at the Divisional Secretariat Auditorium in Matara. The book launching ceremony will be presided by Editor in Chief

I.M.B. Premalal was yesterday appointed as the new Mayor of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council unopposed, following the election of the previous mayor to parliament. Since the

Four people including two females involved in a large scale drug racket were arrested with 52 kilos of cannabis and over 900 kgs of smuggled turmeric during a joint raid conducted by the Police

No decision has been taken to discontinue the vehicle emission testing programme but a new test will be introduced as a road-worthiness test soon in the future, State Minister for Transport Dilum Amun

The Department of Wild Life has requested drivers and passengers of vehicles which travel via the Buttala-Sella Kataragama road which cuts across the Yala National Park to refrain from feeding wild elephants known to frequent the road sides. As per a

Defence Secretary Rtd. Mjr.Gen. Kamal Gunaratne said he was not prepared to be intimidated by death threats from the underworld and that he had taken up the responsibility to create an atmosphere for the people to be free from fear

Rear Admiral Sanath Uthpala assumed office as the Commandant Volunteer Naval Force (VNF) at the VNF

A large stock of food unfit for human consumption was destroyed by officials of the Ratmalana MOH office during raids on several hotels, supermarkets and several business establishments dealing with consumer goods. Chief PHI H.S.K

It is possible that the government may be wooing some MPs from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in the future, though there won’t be any immediate crossover, SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne said yesterday. Mr. Wickram