Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A woman in her 40s has died from Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed, but says the risk of the disease spreading internationally... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Police opened fire at a lorry that failed to comply with orders to stop in Andadola, Ambalangoda today (09). Police officers on duty had signaled the driver of a lorry traveling ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Government of Myanmar has donated 500 metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka to provide relief to people affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The consignment was handed over today (09) to t... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the government has decided to reconsider the Protection of Occupants Draft Bill, which was recently presented to Parliamen... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Colombo High Court has ordered that the further hearing of the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Ministe... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Supreme Court has ordered that the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed seeking to nullify the previous government's decision to outsource the electronic visa issuance proc... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- A total of 526 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities and also over illicit liquor and drug-related offenses during a special island-... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- A Police Constable, who was arrested over the assault of another officer with a sharp object in Bogawantalawa, Hatton, has been remanded. He was remanded until February 10 by the... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), chaired a meeting on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) at the Ministry of Defence premises, with the... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- A body has been discovered in a canal at the Delgas Junction along the Matugama- Agalawatta road, police said. The deceased has been identified as a 41-year-old resident of Ittap... Read More