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Prison Jailor arrested for aiding drug and phone supply to inmate

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- A Prison Jailor has been arrested by the Kalutara North Police for allegedly aiding and abetting a woman in an attempt to supply narcotics and mobile phones to an inmate at the K... Read More


Parliament to debate drug price regulations next week

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Parliament is scheduled to debate the regulations pertaining to the control of drug prices on 21 October 2025. The new gazette notification containing the relevant regulations w... Read More


Police obtain 90-day detention order on 'Ishara Sewwandi'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The Ministry of Defence has granted permission for the police to detain and interrogate 'Ishara Sewwandi' for 90 days. The fugitive female suspect, wanted in connection with the... Read More


Over 650 suspects arrested during special island-wide police raids

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Sri Lanka Police announced that a total of 654 suspects were arrested during island-wide operations within yesterday. Police said that these arrests were made in connection with... Read More


Six spill gates of Rajanganaya Reservoir opened by 6 feet

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The Department of Irrigation has reported that six spill gates of Rajanganaya reservoir are currently open due to heavy rainfall in the island. All six spill gates have been ope... Read More


NTC implements special bus service for long weekend

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) has announced that a special bus operation plan will be implemented for the upcoming long weekend and the Deepavali festival which falls o... Read More


President says aware that some individuals within political and state machinery involved in drug-related activities

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- During the ceremony for the Presentation of the President's Colours to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Commissioning of Cadet Officers, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... Read More


Court backlogs to be cleared by December 31 - Judicial Service Commission

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has issued a circular informing that all pending case backlogs in courts must be cleared on or before 31 December 2025. The circular has be... Read More


Suspect wanted over Borella shooting nabbed at BIA

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- A suspect has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake in connection with the recent shooting incident in the Kader Nana Watte area in Borella,... Read More


Ishara Sewwandi taken out of CCD again for further investigations

Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The wanted fugitive Ishara Sewwandi, who was recently arrested in Nepal and extradited to Sri Lanka, has been taken out of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today for further inv... Read More