The Director of Ministerial Security Division (MSD) SSP W. Thilakarathne yesterday told the Daily Mirror that the late politician Arumugam Thondaman’s son Jeevan Thondaman had been given MSD security following orders, they received, from government

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the heads of both government and private entities are accountable for adhering to health guidelines in their respective organisations in the wake of current spike in COVID- 19 cases. He said the COVID-19

The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau has arranged to carry out an inspection of the underground flow of water that resulted in damage to several houses and endangered 48 others in Juse Vas M

A person wanted in connection with the theft of machinery and equipment from the Ratmalana Institute of Technology was taken into custody yesterday by Mount Lavinia police.The 40-year-old suspect was a resident of Ratmalana. His accomplice was abscon

A special SriLankan Airlines flight carrying 177 stranded Sri Lankans in Maldives due to COVID-19 pandemic, arrived in Sri Lanka last evening. The SriLanka

Colombo High Court Judge Vickum Kaluarachchi yesterday imposed 18 years of rigorous imprisonment on a convict found guilty for peddling and trafficking heroin in Colombo during the year 2015.

The tipper truck driver who was arrested for running over Police officers in Hakmana, was remanded till July 23 on charges of murder, attempted murder, causing grievous injuries to officers on duty and

A total of 15 suspects were arrested for attempting to throw heroin, tobacco, and mobile devices into the Kalutara Prison, the Police said. Initially th

Some MPs and ministers had instructed their security officers not to reveal that they had been informed about a possible terror attack by a group connected to National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ), retired DIG Lucien Priyalal yesterday informed the PCoI on

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday rejected allegations made by United National Party (UNP) candidate Oshala Herath that the Election Commission Chairman had mentioned that documents were manipulated when registering the SJB. Mr. Hera

Two police sergeants and a constable on duty at a roadblock on the Matara-Hakmana road were run over by a tipper truck. A police constable was killed. Police said th

Sri Lanka hopes to further strengthen and expand the friendly relations into new vistas of cooperation in the years ahead, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria, Majintha Jayesinghe said. Ambassad

The government of Japan has provided grant aid worth Japanese Yen 200 million (approximately Rs. 345 million) to strengthen the anti-illegal drug measures of the government of Sri Lanka. The exchange

SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara denied the claim made by former UNP MP Palitha Range Bandara

The Navy seized over 52kg of Kerala cannabis, during a special operation conducted in the sea area off Uduthurei in Vettrilaikerni on Saturday.

United National Party (UNP) Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while attending the election rallies held in the Kandy District visited Malwatte Maha Viharaya and met Mahanayake of the Malwatte Chapter Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Sid

A total of 648 Sri Lankans stranded in the UK, Australia and the Maldives landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by three separate SriLankan Airline flights during the weekend. Accor

A programme to plant 250,000 plants in the Kurunegala District got off the ground with the participation of Minister of Shipping and Highways Johnston Fernando and former M.P. Namal Rajapaksa at Ganewatte in Kurunegala District yesterday. The prog

Instances of illegal fishing activities in the Northern Seas is on the increase and 50 fishermen had been arrested by the Navy during last week alone. the Sri Lankan Navy in

Four people including one suffering from respiratory difficulties were arrested after Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a multi-day trawler at Thondamanaru in Jaffna, attempting to enter the country ill

Two UNP candidates contesting the general election from the Matara District have decided to support the SLPP, Gayan Sanj

Kalutara High Court Judge Wasantha Jinadasa imposed death sentence on the two accused indicted in the Payagala homici

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa briefed the cabinet on Wednesday on the success of the economic fundamentals adopted to face the challenges posed by the Covid 19 pandemic and said Sri Lanka’s exports revenue had overtaken the imports revenue for the f

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said although the repatriation of Sri Lankan workers from overseas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic made a considerable change to the country’s overall employment profile, its aim was to secure the lives of the work

Six suspects have been arrested over a sword attack in Jaffna in which an individual was injured on Wednesday. Police said a com

Sri Lanka has emphasized the United Nations as the largest global body committed to ensure the rights of every human being, to remain impartial while fully respecting the principle of sovereign equality in all its interactions with member states. I

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya An Indian national has been arrested in Bambalapitiya for defrauding over Rs 10 million from several people on the pretense of providing employment in Canada. Police said the Colombo Fraud Investigation Division offi

Following corporate, individual donations and direct deposits, the ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund balance has surpassed Rs.1,456 million, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said yesterday (09). The PMD said the

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets Mahanayaka of the Amarapura Chapter most venerable Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera, while receiving his blessings yesterday at the BMICH during the Amarap

The pensioners staged a Sathyagraha in Colombo to coincide with the island wide Sathyagraha campaign demanding the authorities to resolve issues pertaining to anomalies.