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Sri Lanka Police issues guidelines for lost or stolen mobile phone

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Sri Lanka Police has issued a public advisory highlighting the growing number of complaints related to lost, misplaced, and stolen mobile phones reported daily to police stations... Read More


Hearing of 'Sathosa' case against ex-minister Johnston postponed to March

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Colombo High Court today (12) ordered that further hearing of the case filed against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others be postponed until March 6, 2026. The c... Read More


Zohara Buhary loses seat in Colombo Municipal Council

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Zohara Buhary, who had faced disciplinary action from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) for voting in favour of the CMC's Budget proposal, has lost her seat in the Colombo Mun... Read More


SC concludes hearing of FRs against appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as IGP

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court today (12) concluded the hearing of the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of ... Read More


Three students injured after boundary wall collapse at Borella school

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Three 16-year-old students have sustained injuries when a boundary wall of the C.W.W. Kannangara College in Borella collapsed earlier today (12), police stated. The incident occ... Read More


Issuance of passports and visas suspended due to system outage at Dept. of Immigration and Emigration

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The issuance of passports and visas have been temporarily suspended due to a technical issue in the system of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, the Department has ann... Read More


Issuance of passports and visas suspended due to system outage at Immigration Dept.

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The issuance of passports and visas have been temporarily suspended due to a technical issue in the system of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, the Department has ann... Read More


Bus drivers, conductors arrested while being under the influence of drugs in Piliyandala

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- A total of seven drivers and conductors employed on private passenger buses have been arrested for operating while under the influence of drugs. The arrests were made following ... Read More


'It would have been a nuclear war': Trump again claims he stopped India-Pakistan conflict

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that he had stopped a war between India and Pakistan last year, which he said could have escalated into a nuclear conflict, by us... Read More


CBK warns decline in public service could lead to instability in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has warned that Sri Lanka could face further instability unless the current mode of governance is changed, underscoring the vi... Read More