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Hope continues for Rumesh Tharanga ahead of tomorrow

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Rumesh Tharanga, who is currently ranked second in the world in the javelin throw event, is set to compete in the Doha Diamond League athletics meet in Qatar tomorrow (19). A ke... Read More


'Fake doctor' in Rs. 50mn fraud case bailed

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- A woman alledged to be posing as a fake medical doctor, arrested for alledged Rs. 50 million money fraud, was released on strict bail conditions by Horana Chief Magistrate Lakmin... Read More


6 killed in 5 road incidents across the country

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Six people have died in five separate road incidents reported from different parts of the country on June 17, the Police Media Spokesperson's Office said. The incidents were rep... Read More


Suspect arrested for sharp weapon attack in Medawachchiya

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Police in Medawachchiya have arrested a suspect involved in an incident where a salon owner was attacked with a sharp weapon after the suspect entered the shop in the Medawachchi... Read More


Property acquired through drug trafficking seized

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued an order to seize a two-storey house and land located in the Katuwala area for a period of seven days, after it was revealed that ... Read More


Man drowns and disappears in reservoir

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- A man has gone missing after drowning in the Naabada Wewa reservoir in the Ganewewa area of the Nikaweratiya police division, police said. Police lifeguard officers and local re... Read More


'Delayed justice is painful,' Manori Sallay writes to Bishops

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Manori Sallay, wife of the former head of the State Intelligence Service, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, sent a letter to all bishops of the Catholic Bishops' Conference, i... Read More


Six nabbed after assault on Police OIC and officers at Kotagala wedding brawl

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- A clash between two groups at a wedding hall in Kotagala, Hatton, this afternoon (17) led to an attack on police officers, including the Officer-in-Charge of the Dimbula Patana P... Read More


Catholic Church denies influencing top police appointments

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Catholic Church, announcing a clarification, denied that the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, has requested the appointment of Ravi Seneviratne o... Read More


Court to hear Gotabaya Rajapaksa's petition tomorrow

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Court of Appeal today (17) ordered that the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with investigations in... Read More